The National Security Agency is investigating a hack targeting AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies. The breach may have impacted federal surveillance systems. A source suggested hackers aimed to access systems used for court-approved electronic surveillance. Attack access could be linked to U.S. intelligence and law enforcement activities. Telecommunications companies are frequent targets due to the sensitive data they hold.
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00:02The National Security Agency is investigating a hack targeting AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen
00:08technologies.
00:09The breach may have impacted federal surveillance systems.
00:12A source suggested hackers aimed to access systems used for court-approved electronic
00:17surveillance.
00:18The attackers' access could be linked to U.S. intelligence and law enforcement activities.
00:23Telecommunication companies are frequent targets due to the sensitive data they hold.
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