Chinese Cybercriminals Utilize T-Mobile and Other U.S. Telecommunication Companies in Extensive Espionage Operation

T-Mobile, a major player in the U.S. telecommunications industry, has verified that it was also one of the corporations singled out by Chinese hackers in order to obtain crucial data.

T-Mobile, a major player in the U.S. telecommunications industry, has verified that it was also one of the corporations singled out by Chinese hackers in order to obtain crucial data.
The attackers, identified as Salt Typhoon, infiltrated the organization as part of an extended scheme aimed at collecting mobile phone communications from noteworthy intelligence subjects. The specifics of the extracted information, if any, remain undisclosed.

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