Phone companies haven't notified most victims of Chinese data hacking campaign, sources say

The vast majority of people whose call records have been stolen by Chinese hackers have not been notified, according to industry sources.

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Chinese Hackers Steal Metadata From American Cell Phone Users in Massive Hacking Effort

A senior security official says customers of Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Lumen, and other wireless carriers were targets of attacks by groups linked to China’s government.
Inc. - Dec. 5
Many Americans’ cellphone data being hacked by China, official says

Cyber-espionage group ‘Salt Typhoon’ targeting ‘at least’ eight US telecom and telecom infrastructure firms. A large number of Americans’ metadata has been stolen in the sweeping cyber-espionage ...
The Guardian - Dec. 5
Chinese hackers stole large amounts of Americans’ phone data from eight telecoms, officials say

A Chinese hacking campaign that spied on texts and calls of U.S. citizens is significantly larger than previously known to the public.
NBC News - Dec. 4
White House says at least eight US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign

White House says at least eight US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign
ABC News - Dec. 4
Chinese espionage campaign scooped up data on thousands of US mobile users: Sources

A Chinese espionage campaign scooped up data on hundreds of thousands of American mobile phone users, likely stealing information about more than 1 million customers.
ABC News - Dec. 4
FBI tells telecom firms to boost security following wide-ranging Chinese hacking campaign

U.S. officials are urging telecommunication companies to boost network security following a Chinese hacking operation that gave officials in Beijing access to the private texts and phone ...
ABC News - Dec. 3
U.S. officials investigate alleged Chinese cyber hack of communications companies

U.S. officials say they're investigating Chinese government-affiliated hackers who compromised the networks of of U.S. communication companies and were able to intercept private communications of ...
NBC News - Dec. 4

Phone companies haven't notified most victims of Chinese data hacking campaign, sources say

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Chinese Hackers Steal Metadata From American Cell Phone Users in Massive Hacking Effort

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