… had ample time to require mandatory cybersecurity standards for phone companies in time to prevent the SALT typhoon hacks. The Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have confirmed that The Chinese government hacked multiple phone companies and accessed vast troves of sensitive call records. They even co opted the system designed for law enforcement to conduct wiretaps and access phone calls of politicians and other high value targets. (02:59–03:07)
CLAIM
Asserts that Chinese government hackers accessed sensitive call records from multiple phone companies.
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