A Chinese hacking operation known as 'Salt Typhoon' recently accessed private text messages and phone conversations.
The FBI is warning iPhone and Android users against texting each other without encryption due to a recent Chinese cyberattack.On Wednesday, deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger announced that at least eight U.S. telecom companies had been breached by a Chinese hacking operation known as 'Salt Typhoon.' The operation accessed private text messages and phone conversations involving an undisclosed number of Americans.
Why Aren't Text Messages End-to-End Encrypted?SMS messaging first emerged in the early 1990s, when there were far fewer concerns surrounding text message security. At this point, altering SMS to include end-to-end encryption would likely be impractical or impossible.However, modern text messages often do not use SMS and are transmitted using other systems, such as Apple's iMessage and Google Messages.
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