The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Cybersecurity Agency (CISA) recently issued a joint report – writes hvg.hu In reference to American press reports. The two organizations stated that hackers supported by the Chinese government were able to access the American communications network, so they launched a very serious investigation in this area. the New York Times Relatedly, he wrote that they may have tried to access phones used by the campaign staff of Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Kamala Harris, but it is unknown what data they were able to obtain — if they obtained it at all.
The newspaper has now published new details about what happened. According to the report, the attack was carried out by the Salt Typhoon hacking group, which is unknown to American specialists. Among the targets were not only Trump and Harris' campaign staff, but members of President Joe Biden's family and members of Trump's family were also targeted, and other diplomats and government officials could be among the potential victims.
But what's even more worrying is what the hackers were able to access.
According to anonymous sources familiar with the details of the investigation, the hackers were able to obtain unencrypted SMS messages stored on the devices, in addition to mobile phone call history. In addition, experts from the FBI and CISA also found evidence that the conversations were recorded by Chinese hackers.
However, it is not clear whether this means recording calls or stealing data from voicemail. The two organizations have not yet announced any details about the case, nor have they responded to questions about the leaked information. Only recently did they say that the people and businesses affected had been notified of the attack.
A The Washington Post It said the attack affected at least 10 companies, including Verizon and AT&T, the two largest companies in the United States.
