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Senators Warn the Pentagon: Get a Handle on China’s Telecom Hacking
In a letter to the Department of Defense, senators Ron Wyden and Eric Schmitt are calling for an investigation into fallout from the Salt Typhoon espionage campaign.
The Pentagon contracts with major US carriers for much of its telecom infrastructure, which means that it inherits any potential corporate security weaknesses they may have but also the legacy vulnerabilities at the heart of their telephony networks. In an interview with WIRED, T-Mobile chief security officer Jeff Simon said that the company recently detected attempted hacking activity coming from its routing infrastructure by way of an unnamed wireline partner that suffered a compromise. As one example, the company implemented mandatory two-factor authentication with physical security keys for all people who interact with T-Mobile systems, including all contractors in addition to employees.
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