Chinese Hackers Breach T-Mobile in Major Cyber-Espionage Campaign

State-sponsored group Salt Typhoon targeted telecom giants, accessing sensitive U.S. communications.

T-Mobile confirmed a breach by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, joining other telecom companies like AT&T and Verizon in a widespread cyber-espionage campaign.
The hacking group, known as Salt Typhoon, accessed wiretap systems to collect call records and communications of high-ranking U.S. officials.
Despite the breach, T-Mobile reports no significant impact on its systems or customer data, though the full extent of the data compromised remains unclear.
Federal agencies, including the FBI and CISA, are investigating the attack and warn of its potential national security implications.
This incident marks the ninth significant cyberattack on T-Mobile since 2019, highlighting ongoing vulnerabilities in the telecommunications sector.