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Feds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’
Even the U.S. government is telling Americans to use encrypted apps.
Hackers aligned with the Chinese government have infiltrated U.S. telecommunications infrastructure so deeply that it allowed the interception of unencrypted communications on a number of people, according to reports that first emerged in October. The operation, dubbed Salt Typhoon, apparently allowed hackers to listen to phone calls and nab text messages, and the penetration has been so extensive they haven’t even been booted from the telecom networks yet. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued guidance this week on best practices for protecting “highly targeted individuals,” which includes a new warning about text messages.
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