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Chinese hack shows why Apple is right about security backdoors for law enforcement

It was revealed this weekend that Chinese hackers managed to access systems run by three of the largest internet service...

For months or longer, the hackers might have held access to network infrastructure used to cooperate with lawful U.S. requests for communications data, according to people familiar with the matter. Officials internally are referring to it as having been carried out by an arm of the MSS known as Salt Typhoon, a moniker given to the group by Microsoft, which monitors Chinese hacking activity. Apple famously refused the FBI’s request to create a backdoor into iPhones to help access devices used by shooters in San Bernardino and Pensacola.

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