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Chinese hackers breached US court wiretap systems

By Staff Writer

Oct 7 2024 7:16AM

Threat group given the name 'Salt Typhoon'.

Chinese hackers breached US court wiretap systems

Chinese hackers accessed the networks of US broadband providers and obtained information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorised wiretapping, the Wall Street Journal reported. Verizon Communications, AT&T and Lumen Technologies are among the telecoms companies whose ...

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