U.S. officials have uncovered a major Chinese espionage campaign targeting American mobile phone users, with over a million customers potentially affected. Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in major telecommunications networks, accessing vast data such as call logs, locations, and, in some cases, audio calls and text messages. High-profile Americans were among the targets, including a cabinet secretary and a top Homeland Security adviser. The FBI and Homeland Security revealed China also accessed sensitive Department of Justice data, raising concerns about compromised investigations.
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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02U.S. officials have uncovered a major Chinese espionage campaign targeting American mobile
00:07phone users, with over a million customers potentially affected.
00:10Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in major telecommunications networks accessing vast
00:15data such as call logs, location, and in some cases, audio calls and text messages.
00:21High-profile Americans were among the targets, including a Cabinet Secretary
00:25and a top Homeland Secretary advisor.
00:27The FBI and Homeland Security revealed that China also accessed sensitive Department of
00:31Justice data, raising concerns about compromised investigations.