Host of House panels getting briefed on major Chinese hacker telecom breaches

Photo caption: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives leave the U.S. Capitol after a series of votes on Sept. 25. Photo credit:  Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images. Article by Tim Starks. CyberScoop – November 7, 2024.

Executive branch agencies were briefing a slate of House committees Thursday about a Chinese hack that infiltrated major telecommunications companies and reportedly targeted the phones of top members of the Donald Trump campaign — including the president-elect himself — and top U.S. officials, according to a source familiar with the plans. […]

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