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From the Wall Street Journal: T-Mobile’s network was among the systems hacked in a damaging Chinese cyber-espionage operation that successfully gained entry into multiple U.S. and international telecommunications companies, according to people familiar with the matter.
Hackers linked to a Chinese intelligence agency were able to breach T-Mobile as part of monthslong campaign to spy on the cellphone communications of high-value intelligence targets. It is unclear what information, if any, was taken about T-Mobile customers’ calls and communications records.
“T-Mobile is closely monitoring this industry-wide attack, and at this time, T-Mobile systems and data have not been impacted in any significant way, and we have no evidence of impacts to customer information,” a company spokeswoman said. “We will continue to monitor this closely, working with industry peers and the relevant authorities.”
The compromise of T-Mobile expands the list of known victims of a cyber-espionage campaign by Chinese hackers—dubbed Salt Typhoon—that some U.S. officials consider to be historic and catastrophic in scope and severity. The Journal previously reported in October that AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies were among the telecom companies that suffered an intrusion.
The breach is being describe by investigators as having significant national-security ramifications, and was carried out over a period of eight months or more.
Increasing the counterintelligence concerns, the report explained that the hackers were able to access information from systems maintained by the carriers to comply with U.S. surveillance requests.
The hackers were able to access cellphone lines used by multiple senior national security and policy officials across the U.S. government, in addition to politicians.
T-Mobile hacked in massive Chinese breach of telecom networks, WSJ reports https://t.co/HCb5G9bCf7 pic.twitter.com/xvTNAkNOP7
— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) November 16, 2024
T-Mobile’s network was among the systems hacked in a damaging Chinese cyber-espionage operation that successfully gained entry into multiple U.S. and international telecommunications companies https://t.co/YpygPvojoF
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 17, 2024
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