US alleges China hacked calls of 'very senior' political figures
MANAMA, Bahrain - The US believes that an alleged sweeping Chinese cyber espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon targeted and recorded telephone calls of "very senior" American political figures, a White House official said on Saturday.
The comments by Anne Neuberger, the US deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology, to reporters at the Manama Dialogue regional security conference in Bahrain's capital revealed new details of the campaign. While a large number of Americans' metadata likely has been stolen, U.S. officials understand that "the purpose of the operation was more focused," Neuberger said.
"We believe ... the actual number of calls that they took, recorded and took, was really more focused on very senior political individuals," she continued.Chinese officials previously have described the allegations as disinformation and said that Beijing "firmly opposes and combats cyber attacks and cyber theft in all forms."The New York Times in October reported that members of U.S.
A senior U.S. official this week said dozens of companies worldwide have been struck by the hackers, including at least eight telecommunications and telecom infrastructure firms in the US.Ghana votes amid hopes for better economic timesPM Shehbaz felicitates nation as weekly inflation drops to 3.57pcAll religious schools are being kept under constant pressure.
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