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- The carrier is the most recent well-known business to be linked to the cyberattack.
- According to reports, this attempt is the most recent in a campaign by Chinese state-sponsored hackers.
- By claiming that there was “no evidence” of customer information leaking, T-Mobile downplayed the immediate damage.
A comprehensive Chinese cyber surveillance operation that infiltrated multiple American and foreign telecom corporations had an effect on T-Mobile.
Threat actors affiliated with a Beijing intelligence agency launched a months-long campaign to breach high-value targets’ communication networks, according to a Wall Street Journal article.
Active since 2020, Salt Typhoon is a highly skilled hacker collective said to be supported by the Chinese government.
Key takeawaysThe organization was accused of carrying out a similar attack on American internet networks in September, focusing on crucial components of the infrastructure, including Cisco routers.
It is consistent with Chinese espionage activities that, following strikes on power plants and water treatment facilities, concentrate on benefits from vital American infrastructure.
A T-Mobile representative told Reuters that the business was closely monitoring the industry-wide problem, but no details regarding the attack’s timing were provided.
There was no clear acknowledgement of how the carrier was compromised or whether consumer call and information data was stolen.
Key takeawaysAmerican law enforcement’s use of intercepted surveillance systems
This comes after the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) provided a briefing on Wednesday, November 13.
It was discovered that surveillance data meant for US government agencies had been intercepted by hackers with ties to China. Although the firms involved in the citation were not named in the joint statement, we know from WSJ coverage that AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies’ networks were among those affected.
The list can now include T-Mobile. Beijing’s Chinese government has vehemently denied using hackers to compromise computer networks in other countries.
