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China's 'Salt Tycoon' Telecom Hack is
Worst Breach of Communications Networks
in History

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Posted By: 4250Luis, 11/23/2024 7:09:02 PM

The Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner, says that the Chinese espionage campaign that penetrated more than a dozen U.S. telecommunications companies is the "worst telecom hack in our nation’s history — by far."The Chinese hackers called "Salt Tycoon" have been able to real-time phone conversations and demonstrated the ability to move from one network to another "exploiting relationships of trust,” Warner told the Washington Post. The breaches were discovered in September and the scope of the intrusions is just now being revealed.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Venturer 11/23/2024 8:01:59 PM (No. 1841713)
After 3 years of Biden there is no telling what security we have left.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: JimBob 11/23/2024 8:45:04 PM (No. 1841736)
I recall -my understanding is that- Zero would distribute the President's Daily Briefing -the distillation of all that day's most important intelligence- to something like 25 members of his staff via email every day. One of the recipients was the HildeBeast, who conducted her State Department business on her private server, so as to circumvent the laws regulating Federal government communications. My understanding is that the HildeBeast's private server was 'hacked' by China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and who knows who else. Security? Secrets? you gotta be kidding me! With the size of the 'secret' information system, there are doubtless a good number of 'leaks'.... of technical as well as political information. Want proof? Look at the new Chinese J35A stealth fighter- It sure looks like a refined version of the F35! They even copied the model number! I recall reading -many years ago- that the Chinese 'rolled up' and killed all the US spies working in China long ago. It seems to me that the 'intelligence war' is one-sided.... in China's favor.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Alecto2 11/23/2024 9:27:23 PM (No. 1841750)
What Warner is saying is that only our IC and people like him can spy on us and how dare these foreigners get a free ride. Or could it be something else? "Warner thinks that more regulation is the answer." Well, there's a surprise! Seems heavens sent and oh so timely.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: DVC 11/23/2024 9:50:59 PM (No. 1841758)
We need to be working on some payback. Hard payback.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Red Jeep 11/24/2024 7:24:19 AM (No. 1841828)
Guess this wasn't covered in the media.
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