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CISA, FBI urge Americans to use encrypted messaging apps to combat Chinese telco hackers
U.S. government officials urged Americans to use encrypted messaging apps to avoid having their communications tapped by Chinese spies.
News first broke in October that Salt Typhoon was reportedly deep inside the networks of AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen (formerly CenturyLink), among others. On the call Tuesday, officials from CISA and the FBI urged Americans to use encrypted messaging apps to avoid having their communications intercepted by Chinese spies or other hacking groups. Signal and WhatsApp are among some of the most used end-to-end encrypted messaging apps, which prevent anyone — including the app makers — from accessing the communications of its users.The U.S. government also provided guidance for telecom networks on how to harden their networks from the China-backed hackers, noting that each victim company’s remediation efforts will be unique.
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