China-Linked Hackers Conduct ‘Broad and Significant’ Espionage Against US Telecom Companies, FBI Says

The Chinese hackers compromised the networks of ’multiple telecommunications companies,' federal investigators said.

A hacker uses his computer in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China, on Aug. 4, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

Chinese state-sponsored hackers have breached several U.S. telecommunication providers, in a cyber campaign aimed at stealing data from individuals working in government and politics, according to federal investigators.

In a joint statement issued on Nov. 13, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) described the Chinese hacking campaign as “broad and significant cyber espionage.”