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    • Source: 2024 United States telecommunications hack

      • On August 27, 2024, The Washington Post reported that two major internet service providers in the United States had been compromised by China. AT&T, Verizon, Lumen Technologies, and T-Mobile were reported to have been affected by the Salt Typhoon advanced persistent threat linked to the China's Ministry of State Security.
      It was later reported that Salt Typhoon affected at least nine telecommunications firms in the U.S. and had also affected dozens of other countries.


      Impact




      = Presidential election

      =
      In October, Donald Trump's campaign was notified that phones used by Trump and JD Vance may have been affected by the hack as well as the staff of the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.


      Response


      In October 2024, The Washington Post reported that the U.S. federal government formed a multi-agency team to address the hack. In December 2024, the U.S. moved to crack down on China Telecom's cloud operations in the U.S. in response to the hack.


      See also


      Cyberwarfare by China


      References

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