The US government used methods that the federal government commissioned surveillance, according to a report released on Saturday from the Wall Street Journal. Verizon Communications, AT&, T and Lumen Technologies are among the telco firms whose sites were breached by the recently discovered encroachment, the paper said, citing people familiar with the matter.
According to the Journal, the thieves may have had access to the network infrastructure used by the businesses to respond to court-approved US calls for contacts data for months. The attackers allegedly had access to additional levels of online traffic.
China’s overseas department responded on Sunday, saying the US had” concocted a fake storyline” to “frame” China in the past and that it was unaware of the harm described in the report. This error will only inhibit the attempts of the international community to simultaneously address the issue through dialogue and participation, the government said in a declaration to Reuters.
Beijing has recently refuted claims made by the US government and others that it has hacked into foreign computer networks.
Lumen Technologies declined to comment, while Verizon and AT&, T did not immediately respond to requests for comment. According to The Journal, a Taiwanese hackers organization planned the attack to gather intelligence. US authorities have dubbed it” Salt Typhoon”.
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