US officials help telecoms like Verizon and AT&T remove Chinese hackers who targeted senior politicians' phone records.

US officials are continuing to assist major telecom providers, including Verizon and AT&T, in removing Chinese government-backed hackers from their networks. The hackers targeted phone communications of senior US political figures and stole bulk phone records but not the call content. The FBI began investigating the hacking in late spring or early summer this year. No specific timeline has been set for completing the removal of the hackers.

December 03, 2024
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