Rosie Perper
Chinese hackers that gained access to U.S. telecommunications networks in a sweeping cybersecurity breach were able to use their positioning to geolocate millions of individuals and record phone calls at will, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology Anne Neuberger told reporters on Friday.
A Chinese hacking group dubbed Salt Typhoon infiltrated U.S. telecommunication providers and used their covert access to steal a trove of Americans’ cell phone records and listen in on the conversations of senior U.S. political figures. POLITICO previously reported that President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance and senior Biden administration officials were among the known victims of the hacking campaign.
Investigators say they first detected Salt Typhoon’s activities earlier this year. The FBI announced the U.S. was investigating the hacking campaign in October, after The Wall Street Journal first reported on the breaches a month prior.
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