Senators propose voluntary telecom security framework after Salt Typhoon hacks

Two U.S. senators introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act to convene government and industry stakeholders to develop voluntary telecom-specific cybersecurity best practices and an independent assessment process following the Salt Typhoon espionage campaign. The report says Chinese hackers compromised systems handling lawful surveillance requests as part of a broader campaign that spread worldwide, prompted criticism of an FCC rollback of a security measure, and raised concerns that stolen telecom data could be retained and exploited by Beijing.