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In the wake of the widespread compromise of US telecom giants’ networks by Chinese hackers and the FBI advising Americans to use end-to-end encrypted communications, CISA is advising “highly targeted individuals” – senior govern… Continue reading CISA: Use Signal or other secure communications app
The annual defense spending bill contains money the FCC has sought to use to reimburse telecommunications carriers for removing Chinese equipment.
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It would go beyond the FCC’s own proposal to regulate telecommunications carriers under federal wiretapping law.
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The proposed rules are a response to Salt Typhoon’s breach of at least eight U.S. telecom companies.
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FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) officials have advised Americans to use encrypted call and messaging apps to protect their communications from threat actors that have – and will – burrow into the networks and… Continue reading 8 US telcos compromised, FBI advises Americans to use encrypted communications
The United States and other Western nations released guidance Tuesday designed to evict the China-linked group in the wake of the high-profile hack.
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The subcommittee chair said the FCC has the ability to act now in response to Salt Typhoon targeting the 2024 presidential campaigns.
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The financial ratings service says industry digital reliance increases cyber risk.
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The reported scope of the Salt Typhoon hacks has expanded in recent days and weeks, from the incoming president to top U.S. officials.
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U.S. authorities said they are investigating “unauthorized access to telecommunications infrastructure” by hackers linked to China.
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