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Top FBI cyber official: Salt Typhoon ‘largely contained’ in telecom networks
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cybernoz.comTop FBI cyber official: Salt Typhoon ‘largely contained’ in telecom networks
The Chinese hackers behind the massive telecommunications sector breach are “largely contained” and “dormant” in the networks, “locked into the location they’re in” and “not actively infiltrating information,” the top FBI cyber official told CyberScoop. But Brett Leatherman, new leader of the FBI Cyber division, said in a recent interview that doesn’t mean the hackers, known as Salt Typhoon, no longer pose a threat. While there’s been some debat…
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