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Outdated network tech in Chinese state-owned telecom providers are claimed to be putting global data at risk
If the report is correct, a bad situation just got worse.
If you're talking to someone on AT&T, or Orange or are outside of a normal Verizon service area (maybe you're vacationing) that traffic has to be routed across different networks so it can reach it's destination. The report also states how this makes it trivial for Chinese government-sponsored hacking groups to operate, but there is no proof given; an attacker can be anywhere in the world and gain access. The United States stopped considering Chinese interconnect providers as trusted under the Secure Networks Act so US outbound traffic isn't routed through any of the companies in question.
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