Chinese Hackers Breached US Broadband Networks Targeting Wiretap Requests

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Chinese Hackers Breached US Broadband Networks Targeting Wiretap Requests
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Chinese government-linked hackers breached US broadband networks in a cyberattack targeting lawful wiretap requests. The breach may have allowed China to gain access to information on American federal government's court-authorized network wiretapping requests for months or longer.

U.S. broadband providers had their networks breached in a cyberattack tied to the Chinese government that targeted wiretap requests, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The attack may have allowed China to gain information on the American federal government's court-authorized network wiretapping requests, the newspaper found. China denies allegations from Western governments and technology companies that it uses hackers to access government information.

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