Security disaster
How hackers from China intercepted US eavesdropping technology
Cyber alert in the USA: A professional Chinese hacker group, which US investigators attribute to being close to the government in Beijing, apparently had access to the Telekom network for months. An eavesdropping attack of "potentially catastrophic" proportions, warn IT security experts!
The Chinese hackers were active for months in the network of major US telecom providers such as Verizon, AT&T and Lumen Technologies. There they had access to an interface that was built in for investigators. Insiders see a historic risk to US national security: phone calls, text messages and internet traffic of millions of citizens, government agencies and companies could have been tapped. However, the way in which the hacker group "Salt Typhoon" proceeded has also set alarm bells ringing in Europe.
Weiterlesen mit Krone+
Kommentare
Liebe Leserin, lieber Leser,
die Kommentarfunktion steht Ihnen ab 6 Uhr wieder wie gewohnt zur Verfügung.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
das krone.at-Team
