🚨TELECOM HACK CHAOS: U.S. SAYS “USE WHATSAPP AND PRAY”
Chinese hackers just pulled off a heist on AT&T, Verizon, and other telecom giants, snooping on live calls, call records, and even top-secret systems in D.C.
The U.S. government’s advice? “Use encrypted apps like Signal or… pic.twitter.com/RrtFMXI07f
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 4, 2024
Amid an unprecedented cyberattack on telecommunications companies such as AT&T and Verizon, U.S. officials have recommended that Americans use encrypted messaging apps to ensure their communications stay hidden from foreign hackers.
The hacking campaign, nicknamed Salt Typhoon by Microsoft, is one of the largest intelligence compromises in U.S. history, and it has not yet been fully remediated. Officials on a news call Tuesday refused to set a timetable for declaring the country’s telecommunications systems free of interlopers. Officials had told NBC News that China hacked AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies to spy on customers.
A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.