Inside China’s Hidden Cyber Machine: How the MSS and ‘Salt Typhoon’ Put Spies in Your Phone Network — and What Comes Next
A U.S.-U.K. advisory details Chinese state-backed hackers targeting telecom and backbone networks since 2021, using known vulnerabilities in routers and edge devices. Investigators report attackers mirrored traffic, tunneled data, and harvested authentication from network gear. AT&T’s CISO warns copycats are adopting these methods. U.S. officials say Salt Typhoon is mostly contained but remains a potential espionage and disruption risk.
