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US says Chinese hackers are still lurking in American phone networks
The China-backed hackers are reportedly still inside the networks of some of America's largest phone and internet companies, weeks after the hacks were disclosed.
U.S. government officials said Tuesday that the China-backed hacking group dubbed Salt Typhoon are still inside some of the networks of America’s largest phone and internet providers, weeks after the long-running hacking campaign first came to light. Word first broke in October that Salt Typhoon was reportedly in the networks of AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen (formerly CenturyLink), among others. It’s thought the industry-wide hacks may be China trying to spy, as the hackers were found targeting the communications of U.S. officials and senior Americans, including presidential candidates, but also accessing wiretap systems that might identify Chinese individuals under U.S. surveillance.
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