AT&T, Verizon targeted by Salt Typhoon cyberespionage operation, but networks secure
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Chinese Cyberattack on US Telecom Networks ContainedSalt Typhoon targeted AT&T and Verizon, but their US networks are secure as of late December 2024.
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- The Chinese-linked Salt Typhoon group targeted AT&T and Verizon systems in a cyberespionage effort.
- Both carriers confirmed their US networks are now secure with no ongoing malicious activity detected.
- AT&T and Verizon continue cooperating with law enforcement and government agencies to manage the threat.
- An independent cybersecurity firm verified that Verizon successfully contained the cyberattack activities.
Salt Typhoon is the largest telecommunications hack in our nation's history.— Senator Ben Ray Lujan during a Dec. 11 hearing.
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