AT&T and Verizon say they're free of Salt Typhoon hacks at last, as further
victims identified

Date:
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:10:00 +0000

Description:
The White House has confirmed networks are now free of intrusions, months
after initial reports.

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An ongoing assessment of the notorious Salt Typhoon hack has claimed there 
are no longer any lurking hackers present in the breached networks, and that
all networks are now secure. This is the latest development in one of the 
most far reaching cyber-espionage campaigns in recent memory, which has just
claimed its 9th victim, the White House confirmed. 

Major telecoms firms like AT&T and Verizon were amongst the victims of the
campaign, with over 100,000 routers compromised in just one network, which
allowed broad and full access, allowing the attackers to "geolocate millions
of individuals, to record phone calls at will." 

Its believed that fewer than 100 individuals were affected personally by the
attack, with the group specifically identifying a small number of devices
around the Washington DC area, with a goal of identifying and monitoring
government targets to collect intelligence.

White House retribution 

The attack has sparked response from the White House, as incoming President
Trump has vowed to go on the offensive. Officials claim years of cyberdefense
has been ineffective, and Mike Waltz, new national security advisor has 
warned the US will need to start imposing on nation state actors who pose a
threat. 

Whilst the investigation is ongoing, it seems unlikely that the scale of the
intrusion will ever be fully understood, with damage limitation and 
mitigating follow-on risk now a high priority. 

Thats why were looking forward and saying lets lock down this infrastructure,
and frankly, lets hold the Chinese accountable for this, said Anne Neuberger,
Deputy National Security Advisor for cyber and emerging technology. 

From what were seeing regarding the level of cybersecurity implemented across
the telecom sectors, those networks are not as defensible as they need to be
to defend against a well-resourced, capable, offensive cyber actor like 
China. 

Via Reuters

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-salt-typhoon-hacks-at-last-as-further-victims-identified

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