Following the Salt Typhoon cyberespionage campaign, the FBI is recommending Americans use encrypted messaging. The campaign, which targeted multiple U.S. telecom companies, is suspected to be the work of Chinese hackers. AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies were among the companies hit, with hackers accessing metadata and retrieving audio and text content from high-profile victims.
FBI officials are urging Americans to use encrypted messaging for communication following the Salt Typhoon cyberespionage campaign. This campaign, which targeted multiple telecom companies , is suspected to be the work of Chinese hackers. AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies are among the affected companies. The hackers accessed metadata, including call and text details, and managed to retrieve actual audio and text content from a smaller group of high-profile victims.
The FBI has been in contact with these individuals, but telecom companies are responsible for notifying others affected
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