“A Chinese hacking attack has compromised even more US telecommunications companies than previously known.β, β write: epravda.com.ua
A Chinese hacking attack has compromised even more US telecommunications companies than previously known. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal. As the newspaper reports with reference to its own sources, the cyber attack affected Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications and Windstream, which was not previously reported. Hackers also used unplanned network devices from security vendor Fortinet and compromised major network routers from Cisco Systems. Advertisement: China denies involvement and accuses the US of spreading disinformation. Concerns are growing about the size and scope of Chinese hacking attacks on U.S. telecommunications networks, and questions about when companies and the government will be able to reassure Americans that the problem will be resolved. The report added that US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told telecom and technology executives at a secret meeting at the White House in the fall of 2023 that Chinese hackers had been given the ability to shut down dozens of US ports, power grids and other infrastructure at will. Advertisement: The China-linked cyberespionage operation Salt Typhoon targeted systems at AT&T and Verizon, but U.S. wireless carriers’ networks are now safe because they are cooperating with law enforcement and government officials, the companies said last week in their first acknowledgment of the attacks. Recall: State-sponsored Chinese hackers broke into the systems of the US Treasury Department in early December 2024 and gained access to the workplaces of employees and some unclassified documents.