Lawmakers are seeking urgent responses from telecom giants following reports of suspected Chinese hackers breaching major broadband providers' infrastructure, targeting systems involved in court-authorized wiretaps. The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have launched investigations into the apparent espionage campaign after a Beijing-linked threat actor known as Salt Typhoon infiltrated US broadband systems. The attack, geared towards intelligence collection, raised concerns for national security and economic reasons
Lawmakers emphasized the vulnerabilities in the nation's telecommunications infrastructure and the potential exposure of sensitive information like court-authorized network wiretapping requests and internet traffic. This incident reinforces growing worries about Chinese cyber espionage operations. Congress demanded briefings from AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen, seeking information on when they became aware of the breaches, which law enforcement agencies were contacted, steps taken to inform customers, security measures being implemented, and any legislative actions recommended to safeguard US broadband networks. ```https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/congress-seeks-urgent-action-after-chinese-telecom-hack-a-26522