The U.S. government is urging senior government officials and politicians to ditch phone calls and text messages following intrusions at major American telecommunications companies blamed on Chinese hackers.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us- ... US government tells officials, politicians to ditch regular calls and texts
-- Cynthia Brumfield (@metacurity.com) December 18, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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Not really a surprise ...
China's Salt Typhoon recorded top American officials' calls, says White House
www.theregister.com
T-Mobile US CSO: Spies jumped from one telco to another in a way 'I've not seen in my career'
www.theregister.com
Chinese cyberspies, Musk's Beijing ties, labelled 'real risk' to US security by senator
www.theregister.com
etc...
Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law
www.theregister.com
... US telecoms carriers would be required to implement minimum cyber security standards and ensure their systems are not susceptible to hacks by nation-state attackers " like Salt Typhoon " under legislation proposed by senator Ron Wyden (D-OR).
The Secure American Communications Act [PDF], if signed into law, would require the Federal Communications Commission to issue binding rules for telecom systems, following what Wyden calls the FCC's "failure" to implement security standards already required by federal law. ...
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