The United States federal government has been charged with protecting us from foreign enemies. But have those butcher’s‑and-baker’s dozen of intel agencies and the Pentagon and Homeland Security really done the job?
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.
Deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger offered new details about the breadth of the sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.
Neuberger divulged the scope of the hack a day after the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued guidance 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.
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.
Aamer Madhani, “White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign,” Associated Press, December 4, 2024.
The report has not been all that widely discussed, oddly enough. How extensive were the cyber-incursions? “The number of countries impacted by the hack is currently believed to be in the ‘low, couple dozen,’ according to a senior administration official.”
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The Chinese state made use of backdoors into American telecommunications networks that were required by US law passed during the Clinton Administration. At the time of passage, I was appalled not only by that passage, but by the utter absence of objection conveyed either by the mainstream media or by the right-wing alternative.
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