Senators fume over response to ‘disturbing and widespread’ Chinese hack of US telecoms
Politico“There’s no accountability in anybody sitting up there,” Sen. Rick Scott told reporters after the briefing. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner, a former telecoms executive, took issue with these companies for leaving “gaping holes” in the security of critical systems. “It’s the most disturbing and widespread incursion into our telecommunications systems in the history of the world, not just the country, because of how massive our telecommunications systems is,” Senate Intelligence Committee ranking member Marco Rubio told reporters Wednesday. “That legislation I believe will be coming.” He stressed though that it would likely take time to fully address the spectrum of security concerns raised by this breach, noting that “it’s not like getting a new phone, it’s the structure that these cell phone systems have been built on.” Pushing back against China is also high on the agenda for lawmakers, particularly for China hawks like Rubio, as Trump builds out his administration.
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