At least eight US telecom firms compromised by Chinese hack campaign, White House says
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At least eight US telecom firms compromised by Chinese hack campaign, White House says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least eight U.S. telecom firms have been compromised by a Chinese hacking campaign, a White House official said on Wednesday. “The Chinese compromised private companies exploiting vulnerabilities in their systems as part of a global Chinese campaign that’s affected dozens of countries around the world,” Anne Neuberger, deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technoloy, said. open image in gallery Anne Neuberger, the Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, told reporters in a call on Wednesday that at least eight U.S. telecom firms were compromised Neuberger added that officials do not believe any classified communications have been compromised thus far. U.S. officials have not publicly named companies impacted by the hack campaign but one official told NBC News that AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies have been hacked.

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