Chinese hackers target US phone networks before crucial election
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 Verizon‚ AT&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
