FBI suspects China-linked hackers accessed officers’ name 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 business telecommunications infrastructure by actors affiliated with the Folks’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 employees have been among the many targets, although it was unclear what knowledge the group might have been in a position to entry.

Now, The New York Instances has concerning the extent of the hack, which is reportedly linked to a Chinese language group referred to as “Salt Storm.” Based on 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 might have been in a position to entry. From the report:

CISA didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark The company mentioned 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, in keeping with 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.”