FBI suspects China-linked hackers accessed officials’ call logs and SMS messages, report says

Late final week, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Safety Company (CISA) they have been investigating “the unauthorized entry to industrial telecommunications infrastructure by actors affiliated with the Individuals’s Republic of China.” On the identical time, The New York Instances that telephones utilized by Donald Trump, JD Vance and Kamala Harris’ marketing campaign workers have been among the many targets, although it was unclear what knowledge the group could have been capable of entry.

Now, The New York Instances has concerning the extent of the hack, which is reportedly linked to a Chinese language group often known as “Salt Hurricane.” In accordance with The Instances, aides to President Joe Biden, in addition to Trump’s members of the family have been additionally focused, along with diplomats and different authorities officers. Much more regarding, although, is what the hackers could have been capable of entry. From the report:

CISA didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark The company stated final week in a joint with the FBI that the investigation was “ongoing” and that the affected firms and different potential victims had been notified. A minimum of 10 firms, together with Verizon and AT&T, have been impacted, based on The Washington Post. A spokesperson for AT&T declined to remark. Verizon didn’t instantly reply to questions, however The Instances the corporate was “conscious {that a} extremely subtle nation-state actor has reportedly focused a number of U.S. telecommunications suppliers to assemble intelligence.”