{"id":133501,"date":"2024-12-05T07:08:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T00:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133501"},"modified":"2024-12-05T07:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T00:08:07","slug":"white-house-says-at-least-8-us-telecom-firms-dozens-of-nations-impacted-by-china-hacking-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133501","title":{"rendered":"White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger offered new details about the breadth of the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-fbi-hacking-flax-typhoon-trump-ed1c4c2cf6fc3b07834c799add215f44\">sprawling Chinese hacking campaign<\/a><\/span> that gave officials in <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/china\">Beijing<\/a><\/span> access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Neuberger divulged the scope of the hack a day after the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-hacking-salt-typhoon-trump-fbi-41ca253307e3eba2c34b3dc34dadcbeb\">issued guidance<\/a><\/span> intended to help root out the hackers and prevent similar cyberespionage in the future. White House officials cautioned that the number of telecommunication firms and countries impacted could still grow.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. believes that the hackers were able to gain access to communications of senior U.S. government officials and prominent political figures through the hack, Neuberger said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t believe any classified communications has been compromised,\u201d Neuberger added during a call with reporters. <\/p>\n<p>She noted that because the hack appeared to be targeting a relatively small group of individuals, only a small number of Americans\u2019 phone calls and texts have been compromised. Neuberger added that impacted companies are all responding, but none \u201chave fully removed the Chinese actors from these networks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cSo there is a risk of ongoing compromises to communications until U.S. companies address the cybersecurity gaps the Chinese are likely to maintain their access,\u201d Neuberger said.<\/p>\n<p>She said that President Joe Biden has been briefed on the findings and that the White House \u201chas made it a priority for the federal government to do everything it can to get to the bottom this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese embassy in Washington on Tuesday rejected the accusations that it was responsible for the hack after the U.S. federal authorities issued new guidance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. needs to stop its own cyberattacks against other countries and refrain from using cyber security to smear and slander China,\u201d embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said.<\/p>\n<p>The embassy did not immediately respond to messages on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>White House officials believe that the hacking was regionally targeted and the focus was on very senior government officials.<\/p>\n<p>Federal authorities confirmed in October that hackers linked to China <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-fbi-trump-vance-hack-cellphones-d085787db764d46922a944b50e239e4a\">targeted the phones<\/a><\/span> of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, along with people associated with Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The number of countries impacted by the hack is currently believed to be in the \u201clow, couple dozen,\u201d according to a senior administration official. <\/p>\n<p>The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House, said they believed the hacks started at least a year or two ago.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/resources-tools\/resources\/enhanced-visibility-and-hardening-guidance-communications-infrastructure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggestions for telecom companies<\/a><\/span> released Tuesday are largely technical in nature, urging encryption, centralization and consistent monitoring to deter cyber intrusions. <\/p>\n<p>If implemented, the security precautions could help disrupt the operation, which has been dubbed Salt Typhoon, and make it harder for China or any other nation to mount a similar attack in the future, experts say.<\/p>\n<p>Neuberger pointed to efforts that have been made to beef up cybersecurity in the rail, aviation, energy and other sectors following the May 2021 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/pronto.associatedpress.com\/web\/stories\/details\/88cabc592dae2fa870772c5ce4ace5ea.1.2.json?type=new-wt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, to prevent ongoing Salt typhoon type intrusions by China, we believe we need to apply a similar minimum cybersecurity practice,\u201d Neuberger said.<\/p>\n<p>The cyberattack by a gang of criminal hackers on the critical U.S. pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel used along the Eastern Seaboard, sent ripple effects across the economy, highlighting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the nation\u2019s aging energy infrastructure. Colonial confirmed it paid $4.4 million to the gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems as it scrambled to get the nation\u2019s fuel pipeline back online.<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Associated Press writer David Klepper contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-hack-us-telecoms-salt-typhoon-88cabc592dae2fa870772c5ce4ace5ea\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. 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