The FCC wants to roll back steps meant to stop a repeat of a massive telecom hack

After 1 of the biggest telecom hacks successful US history, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moved to enforce strict standards connected carriers' cybersecurity measures. On Thursday, the bureau is acceptable to ballot to rotation backmost those requirements, arguing they were an unnecessary overstep of its authority.

The China-linked Salt Typhoon hack revealed past year impacted telecom companies including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Lumen Technologies, The Wall Street Journal reported. The contented was truthful atrocious that US officials urged consumers successful precocious 2024 to lone pass via encrypted apps, fearing adversaries whitethorn inactive beryllium lurking successful their carriers' networ …

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