The FBI confirms that Chinese hackers have gained access to official US government devices and networks


  • FBI and CISA confirm networks compromised by Salt Typhoon
  • Devices and networks used by government officials were also affected
  • The group also successfully breached a network used by US authorities

A joint statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign” with ties to the People’s Republic of China has successfully breached numerous commercial telecommunications organizations.

The infiltration of these communications networks, believed to be the group tracked as Salt Typhoon, has allowed threat actors to access customer phone call data and the private communications of a limited number of individuals within the US government.

The joint statement has also confirmed that the group has managed to infiltrate a US wiretap system used by authorities to make requests under court orders.

ISPs and telecom companies have been compromised by Salt Typhoon