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Hackers tied to the Chinese government compromised the law enforcement wiretap network of U.S. telecom companies, and security analysts aren’t sure how bad it is yet.
Image credit: Elchinator on Pixabay
Image credit: Elchinator on Pixabay
A group of hackers known as Salt Typhoon gained access to U.S. wiretap systems and likely have had access for several months or longer. The systems, mandated under a 30-year-old federal law, were part of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, or CALEA, which became law in 1994.
These systems would have given the group access to a wealth of information on U.S. businesses and citizens alike. Verizon Communications, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies are among the companies whose networks were breached by the recently discovered intrusion, sources told The Wall Stereet Journal.
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China-backed hackers broke into US telecom wiretap portals that law enforcement uses
