EXCLUSIVE: Phone and Internet Data Sent Through Undersea Cables Threatened by Chinese Monitoring

EXCLUSIVE: Phone and Internet Data Sent Through Undersea Cables Threatened by Chinese Monitoring
An example of an electric submarine cable and optical fiber being installed off the Brittany coast of France on March 11, 2015. Data from undersea cables may be intercepted by the Chinese regime through the Asia-Pacific region. JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may be intercepting communications from undersea cables, placing at risk all phone and internet data passing through major networks in the Asia-Pacific region.

Existing research shows that Chinese military branches associated with cyberespionage maintain operations near key cable landing stations. A leaked report citing intelligence sources in the United States, Japan, and Australia—provided to The Epoch Times—shows additional research on possible Chinese front companies with mysterious finances and questionable ties at key data chokepoints.

Annie Wu
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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