China Engaged in ‘Mass Surveillance’ on Americans’ Mobile Phones, Report Finds

China Engaged in ‘Mass Surveillance’ on Americans’ Mobile Phones, Report Finds
A woman walks past a China Unicom sign in Beijing on August 17, 2017. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Cathy He
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The Chinese regime exploited vulnerabilities in the global mobile telecommunications network to conduct “mass surveillance” on Americans, according to a recent report by a cyber research firm.

By analyzing signals data, the report by Washington-based Exigent Media found that Beijing, working through state-owned telecom operator China Unicom, was the leading source of attacks against U.S. mobile users over 3G and 4G networks in 2018.
Cathy He
Cathy He
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Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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