A Chinese hacking campaign that has spied on the texts and calls of U.S. citizens by hacking telecommunications companies is significantly larger than previously known to the public, a top White House official said Wednesday.
At least eight American telecommunications companies have been compromised, Anne Neuberger, a deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology at the National Security Council, said in a press call Wednesday.
On Tuesday, agencies in the U.S., as well as in key allies Australia, Canada and New Zealand, released a public guide for telecommunications companies to protect themselves from China’s hackers.
On a press call Tuesday about Salt Typhoon, an FBI official said the hackers were primarily interested in the call records of people in the Washington, D.C., area.
The agency does not plan to notify all the Americans whose call records were accessed, however, the FBI official said.
Persons:
Anne Neuberger, Neuberger, Harris, Chuck Schumer
Organizations:
White, National Security Council, NBC News, Verizon, Lumen Technologies, Salt Typhoon, FBI, D.C, Trump
Locations:
U.S, China, Washington, Australia, Canada, New Zealand