Ongoing infiltration by Salt Typhoon group has hit US telecoms companies and Trump, Vance and HarrisDemocrats and Republicans have come together in a rare moment of unity to condemn an espionage-driven Chinese infiltration of the US telecommunications system that has been called the worst hack in American history.Carried out by a group called Salt Typhoon that is believed to be linked to China’s communist regime, it has resulted in the infiltration of dozens of US telecoms companies and the data of senior political figures – including the president-elect, Donald Trump; the incoming vice-president, JD Vance; and Kamala Harris, the defeated Democratic presidential candidate – being stolen. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/13/democrats-republicans-condemn-salt-typhoon-hack
Author : Robert Tait in Washington
Publish date : 2024-12-14 00:35:17
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