Tag: wiretapping

  • Slashdot: China Wiretaps Americans in ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/22/2336254/china-wiretaps-americans-in-worst-hack-in-our-nations-history?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China Wiretaps Americans in ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A significant breach of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure by a hacker group linked to the Chinese government, identified as Salt Typhoon, has been reported. This breach allowed unauthorized access to phone calls…

  • Slashdot: Millions of U.S. Cellphones Could Be Vulnerable to Chinese Government Surveillance

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/03/1953214/millions-of-us-cellphones-could-be-vulnerable-to-chinese-government-surveillance?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Millions of U.S. Cellphones Could Be Vulnerable to Chinese Government Surveillance Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article emphasizes the grave implications of a cyberattack by Chinese hackers on U.S. telecom systems, highlighting vulnerabilities that could allow widespread surveillance of millions of U.S. cellphone users. The…

  • Hacker News: Salt Typhoon Shows There’s No Security Backdoor That’s Only for the "Good Guys"

    Source URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/salt-typhoon-hack-shows-theres-no-security-backdoor-thats-only-good-guys Source: Hacker News Title: Salt Typhoon Shows There’s No Security Backdoor That’s Only for the "Good Guys" Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant breach in U.S. telecommunications attributed to a Chinese-government-affiliated hacking group, highlighting the inherent dangers of backdoor access for law enforcement agencies.…

  • The Register: US lawmakers seek answers on alleged Salt Typhoon breach of telecom giants

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/11/us_lawmakers_salt_typhoon/ Source: The Register Title: US lawmakers seek answers on alleged Salt Typhoon breach of telecom giants Feedly Summary: Cyberspies abusing a backdoor? Groundbreaking Lawmakers are demanding answers about earlier news reports that China’s Salt Typhoon cyberspies breached US telecommunications companies Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, and hacked their wiretapping systems. They also…

  • Slashdot: US Officials Race To Understand Severity of China’s Salt Typhoon Hacks

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/10/11/1445231/us-officials-race-to-understand-severity-of-chinas-salt-typhoon-hacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Officials Race To Understand Severity of China’s Salt Typhoon Hacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant hacking incident linked to a Chinese group that targeted major U.S. broadband providers, raising concerns about national security and the implications of cyber espionage on…

  • Slashdot: Chinese Hack of US ISPs Show Why Apple Is Right About Backdoors

    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/10/10/025236/chinese-hack-of-us-isps-show-why-apple-is-right-about-backdoors?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hack of US ISPs Show Why Apple Is Right About Backdoors Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant cybersecurity incident involving Chinese hackers accessing U.S. ISPs’ systems, which were compromised due to security backdoors created for law enforcement wiretaps. This situation emphasizes…

  • Schneier on Security: China Possibly Hacking US “Lawful Access” Backdoor

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/china-possibly-hacking-us-lawful-access-backdoor.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: China Possibly Hacking US “Lawful Access” Backdoor Feedly Summary: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Chinese hackers (Salt Typhoon) penetrated the networks of US broadband providers, and might have accessed the backdoors that the federal government uses to execute court-authorized wiretap requests. Those backdoors have been…