AT&T, Verizon Cyberattack: China-Linked Salt Typhoon Threat Actor Attempts To Hack US Telecom Giants To Gain Access to Geolocate Individuals, Record Calls
China-linked threat actor Salt Typhoon has reportedly attempted a cyberattack on AT&T and Verizon, aiming to access systems to geolocate individuals and record calls.
Washington, December 29:슬롯 머신 사이트 추천AT&T and Verizon, two of the most prominent슬롯 머신 사이트 추천telecom giants in the United States, were recently hit by a cyberattack on their systems. The latest attempt to compromise the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천operations was from an advanced persistent threat actor known as "Salt Typhoon," linked to China.
Despite the intensity, the cyberattack was limited as the company reported that only a few information cases were compromised. An AT&T spokesperson슬롯 머신 사이트 추천said that the company was attacked by a small슬롯 머신 사이트 추천number of individuals in the Republic of China who were of foreign interest after conducting an investigation. The슬롯 머신 사이트 추천spokesperson emphasised that the investigation did not detect any nation-state actors involved in the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천attack.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Bench Shutdown: Canada-Based Fintech Firm Providing Accounting, SaaS Services Abruptly Shuts Down Its Operations, Puts Users in Difficult Situation.
The슬롯 머신 사이트 추천AT&T spokesperson said that the company's investigation revealed슬롯 머신 사이트 추천only a슬롯 머신 사이트 추천few compromised information. According to a슬롯 머신 사이트 추천슬롯 머신 사이트 추천by슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Reuters, the US networks슬롯 머신 사이트 추천of AT&T and Verizon were secure as these wireless network carriers worked with law enforcement and government officials. Verizon also contained the activities related to the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천hacking incident.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천
Salt Typhoon has been associated with several cyberattacks on US companies, and the report said that the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Chinese were involved with the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천threat actor to gain access to the networks. These attacks were reportedly carried out슬롯 머신 사이트 추천by individuals to슬롯 머신 사이트 추천gain the full capability to geolocate millions of individuals and record phone call conversations whenever they wanted.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천
Chinese officials and authorities슬롯 머신 사이트 추천have previously denied such allegations; however, US telecommunication companies, including Verizon, Lumen, and others, have previously alleged that China-based hackers were involved in a hacking attempt. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency슬롯 머신 사이트 추천has previously announced moving mobile communications to end-to-end encrypted apps.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천BSNL Layoffs: Government-Run Telecom Service Provider To Cut 18,000 to 19,000 Jobs To Improve Its Financial Balance, Proposes VRS 2.0.
The report mentioned that the Salt Typhoon targeted officials connected to Republic Donald Trump's presidential candidate, Democrat Kamala Harris.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The슬롯 머신 사이트 추천cyber-attackers were not able to gain wider access to the telecommunication networks, which assured the information슬롯 머신 사이트 추천of US citizens was safe.
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