Engadget RSS Feed-New report details vast spying by China-linked telecom hackers
November 6, 2024 2 min 225 words
这篇报道主要内容是：美国媒体披露，与中国相关的黑客团体对美国电信公司进行黑客攻击，可能影响了成千上万美国人的通讯数据，包括政府官员总统竞选团队成员以及普通美国电信公司客户。报道称，这个被称为 Salt Typhoon 的黑客团体可能窃取了美国电信公司路由器上的数据，并对特定目标进行了长达八个月或更长时间的监控。 评论：这篇报道有其真实的信息来源，但明显带有偏见和夸张之嫌。其行文倾向于突出中国威胁论，渲染成千上万美国人受到影响，但实际被监控的只是几十个高价值目标。此外，报道中提到的黑客工具和技术手段，也并非中国独有，在全球范围内的黑客活动中都很常见。报道没有提供足够证据证明中国官方的直接参与，仅以 可能据信 等措辞来猜测影射。在国际关系日趋复杂的大背景下，这种有色眼镜式的报道，只会加深误解和猜疑，无助于中美关系的健康发展。
New details are continuing to surface about the hacking of US telecom companies by a China-linked group that targeted US officials and campaign staffers. Now, The Wall Street Journal reports that the hackers’ access was even greater than what’s been previously reported, and that the communications of “potentially thousands of Americans” may have been impacted.
Last week, The New York Times reported that FBI investigators suspected call logs and SMS messages had been accessed by the hacking group, known as “Salt Typhoon.” The group reportedly targeted the phones of diplomats and government officials, as well as people associated with both presidential campaigns.
Now, The WSJ is reporting that the hackers, who were “likely” working for a Chinese intelligence agency, spent “eight months or more” in US telecom infrastructure, and that they may have been able to scoop up the data of thousands of people who were in contact with the targeted individuals.
The Journal confirms earlier reports that the hackers “limited their targets to several dozen select, high-value political and national-security figures.” But the hackers, who reportedly exploited routers used by telecom firms, had “the ability to access the phone data of virtually any American who is a customer of a compromised carrier — a group that includes AT&T and Verizon.” Both AT&T and Verizon declined to comment on the report.