T-Mobile’s network was among the systems hacked in a damaging Chinese
cyber-espionage operation that gained entry into multiple US and
international telecommunications companies, The Wall Street Journal
reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter.
Hackers linked to a Chinese intelligence agency were able to breach
T-Mobile as part of a monthslong campaign to spy on the cellphone
communications of high-value intelligence targets, the Journal added,
without saying when the attack took place.
“T-Mobile is closely monitoring this industry-wide attack,” a company
spokesperson told Reuters in an email.
T-Mobile's network was among the systems hacked in a
damaging Chinese cyber-espionage operation that gained entry into
multiple US and international telecommunications companies. T-Mobile’s
network was among the systems hacked in a damaging Chinese
cyber-espionage operation that gained entry into multiple US and
international telecommunications companies. REUTERS
“At this time, T-Mobile systems and data have not been impacted in any
significant way, and we have no evidence of impacts to customer
information.”
It was unclear what information, if any, was taken about T-Mobile
customers’ calls and communications records, according to the WSJ
report.
On Wednesday, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US
cyber watchdog agency CISA said China-linked hackers have intercepted
surveillance data intended for American law enforcement agencies after
breaking into an unspecified number of telecom companies.
Earlier in October, the Journal reported that Chinese hackers accessed
the networks of US broadband providers, including Verizon
Communications, AT&T and Lumen Technologies and obtained information
from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized
wiretapping.
Beijing has previously denied claims by the US government and others
that it has used hackers to break into foreign computer systems.
