T-Mobile hacked in massive Chinese breach of telecoms networks: Report
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It was unclear what information, if any, was taken about T-Mobile customers’ calls and communications records, according to the WSJ report.
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NEW YORK – T-Mobile’s network was among the systems hacked in a damaging Chinese cyber espionage operation that gained entry into multiple US and international telecommunications companies, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Nov 15, citing people familiar with the matter.
Hackers linked to a Chinese intelligence agency were able to breach T-Mobile as part of a months-long campaign to spy on the cellphone communications of high-value intelligence targets, the WSJ added, without saying when the attack took place.
“T-Mobile is closely monitoring this industry-wide attack,” a company spokesperson told Reuters in an e-mail.
“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.”
It was unclear what information, if any, was taken about T-Mobile customers’ calls and communications records, according to the WSJ report.
On Nov 13, The Federal Bureau of Investigation and US cyber watchdog agency Cisa said China-linked hackers have intercepted surveillance data
Earlier in October, the WSJ reported that Chinese hackers accessed the networks of US broadband providers
Beijing has previously denied claims by the US government and others that it has used hackers to break into foreign computer systems. REUTERS
