The US says it has identified a ninth telecom company impacted by the Salt Typhoon hacks, and the number of individuals directly impacted is “less than 100”
apnews.com/article/unit... Cynthia Brumfield / @metacurity.com : I just assumed that everybody was assuming that all telcos of any appreciable size in the US, and many international telcos, have been impacted by Salt Typhoon. [embedded post] Greg Otto / @gregotto : NEW: White House said Salt Typhoon occurred in large part due to telecoms failure to implement basic cybersecurity measures; company victim lists has grown to 9 cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon... Tip @techmeme.com X: Ryan Rasins / @ryanrasins : Crazy to me that the worst cyber attack in American history has gone pretty much entirely under the radar. The Chinese are probably reading your texts *and listening to your calls* https://www.politico.com/... [image] Alexei Bulazel / @0xalexei : Months after revelation of Salt Typhoon, one of the biggest hacks of US critical infrastructure this decade, we get: - @FCC regulations that will take months to years to implement - @USGSA review of federal contracts - @CommerceGov might block China Telecom but TBD Too little, Greg Otto / @gregotto : White House gave a small update on Salt Typhoon: A ninth telco has been added to the victim list (previously there had been 8 known victim companies) WH has sent out a threat-hunting and hardening guide to telcos to try and remove threat actors (how ninth victim surfaced) Forums: r/technews : 9th telecoms firm hit by Chinese espionage campaign, White House says r/PrepperIntel : A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says r/politics : A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says r/espionage : A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says r/neoliberal : US Plans More Actions Targeting China for Salt Typhoon Breach