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U.S. And Allies Declare Salt Typhoon Hack A National Defense Crisis

U.S. And Allies Declare Salt Typhoon Hack A National Defense Crisis

The FBI, alongside U.S. and allied intelligence agencies, has declared the Salt Typhoon cyber campaign a national defense crisis after uncovering widespread infiltration of global telecommunications networks. Getty Images The FBI and allied international intelligence agencies have declared the Salt Typhoon cyber campaign a national defense crisis after uncovering widespread infiltration of global telecommunications networks by Chinese state-backed hackers. In …

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Salt Typhoon pwned ‘nearly every American’ • The Register

Salt Typhoon pwned ‘nearly every American’ • The Register

China’s Salt Typhoon cyberspies hoovered up information belonging to millions of people in the United States over the course of the years-long intrusion into telecommunications networks, according to a top FBI cyber official. “There’s a good chance this espionage campaign has stolen information from nearly every American,” Michael Machtinger, deputy assistant director for the FBI’s cyber division, told The Register. …

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National Guard was hacked by China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ group, DHS says

National Guard was hacked by China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ group, DHS says

An elite Chinese cyberspy group hacked at least one state’s National Guard network for nearly a year, the Department of Defense has found. The hackers, already responsible for one of the most expansive cyberespionage campaigns against the U.S. to date, are alleged to have burrowed even further than previously known, and may have obtained sensitive military or law enforcement information. …

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