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Ron Wyden: “This espionage incident was the direct result of phone…”

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Senator Ron Wyden Urges Release of Unclassified Report on U.S. Telecommunications Insecurity

Published | Video Starts at 03:28

Vice President Vance said his communications and President Trump's were compromised in this hack. The press reported that then leader Schumer was also targeted. This espionage incident was the direct result of phone carriers' failure to follow cybersecurity best practices. such as installing security updates and using multi factor authentication. Mr. President and I know you're very interested in the technology area as well. This is Cybersecurity 101. 101. (03:28–03:43)

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