T-Mobile confirms it was hit in China-linked hack of US telecom networks
T-Mobile was hacked in a China-linked cyber-espionage campaign targeting US telecommunications networks. It confirmed the hack in November 2024 and later released additional information about the attack.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- T-Mobile
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- China-linked cyber-espionage attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- T-Mobile was named as a victim of the China-linked hacking of US telecommunications networks.
- T-Mobile confirmed it had been affected by the recent hacking attacks on telecom carriers.
- T-Mobile released additional information about the China-linked cyberattack.
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