China Hackers Are Still Embedded in US Telecoms

A member of the hacking group Red Hacker Alliance, who refused to give his real name, uses a website that monitors global cyberattacks on his computer at their office in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China, on Aug. 4, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

Policymakers are scrambling to stop a massive hack of U.S. telecommunications networks by a Chinese state-backed cyber group known as Salt Typhoon.

Salt Typhoon has engaged in a wide-ranging espionage campaign going back as far as 2022, infiltrating major U.S. telecommunications networks including Verizon, AT&T, and CenturyLink.