He added that foreign surveillance went beyond location tracking and include the monitoring of voice and text messages and the delivery of spyware to targeted devices. The agency's multi-year cover-up of the phone company's negligent cybersecurity has enabled foreign hackers to perpetrate one of the most serious cases of espionage ever against our wonderful country. Had this report been made public when it was first written in 2022, Congress would have had ample time to require mandatory cybersecurity standards for phone companies in time to prevent the SALT typhoon hacks. (02:21–02:40)
CLAIM
Asserts that a cover-up allowed significant espionage by foreign hackers.
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