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Chinese hackers target US phone networks before crucial election

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Chinese group broke into major US phone companies networks and got access to political calls. Federal agencies started investigation as questions rise about Chinaʼs role in upcoming election

A high-level cyber-attack hit Americas biggest phone companies (including VerizonAT&T‚ and Lumen Technologies) causing serious worries in Washington DC. The attack happened right before the election season

The hackers — known as Salt Typhoon by tech-savvy experts at Microsoft — got into these companies systems and listened to phone calls of political workers and important people. Its not just a small problem; the hackers managed to break through security of three big-name phone providers

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and CISA started looking into this mess: their main job is finding out how deep these hackers went into the networks. This whole thing makes people doubt Chinas words about staying out of US politics

  • Verizon networks got hit
  • AT&T systems were breached
  • Lumen Technologies also faced attack

The timing of this cyber-attack — just before the election — makes things extra-complicated‚ because China keeps saying its not picking sides. But now everyone in DC is asking questions about what China really wants

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