US Tells Officials, Politicians to Ditch Calls and Texts

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, opens new tab released on Wednesday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said "individuals who are in senior government or senior political positions" should "immediately review and apply" a series of best practices around the use of mobile devices.

The first recommendation: "Use only end-to-end encrypted communications. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-19 12:15 AM | Reply

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...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-19 12:19 AM | Reply

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. ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-20 06:57 PM | Reply

What about land lines?

I also understand that analog fax machines can't really be hacked.

I guess they can't use them because that would require them to be in their office.

#4 | Posted by bat4255 at 2024-12-21 11:05 AM | Reply