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‘Salt Typhoon’: How Chinese hackers spied on US security officials

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Published: November 7th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Hackers with links to the Chinese secret service have spied on the mobile phone lines of numerous high-ranking US national security officials from the Biden administration. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the report, they gained access to call logs, unencrypted texts, and audio recordings of possibly thousands of Americans.

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