China's Salt Typhoon hacked global telecoms and critical infrastructure
China-linked hacking group Salt Typhoon hacked telecoms operators and critical infrastructure around the world for years. The FBI said at least 200 US companies were compromised and that more than 80 countries were targeted. The US said China used three private companies in the hacking.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- At least 200 US companies compromised; more than 80 countries targeted
- Cause / method
- Hacking by China-linked group Salt Typhoon
- Location
- Other countries
Timeline
- The FBI disclosed that at least 200 US companies had been compromised and that attacks targeted more than 80 countries.
- It came to light that Salt Typhoon had hacked critical infrastructure worldwide for years.
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