Security +Week reports that T-Mobile has shared additional information on a cyberattack believed to have been conducted by the China-linked threat group Salt Typhoon.
T-Mobile’s Chief Security Officer, Jeff Simon, on Wednesday shared additional information in an attempt to clear up what the company described as “misleading media reports”.
“Many reports claim these bad actors have gained access to some providers’ customer information over an extended period of time – phone calls, text messages, and other sensitive information, particularly from government officials,” Simon said. “This is not the case at T-Mobile.”
According to the CSO, T-Mobile has detected attempts to infiltrate its systems within the last few weeks, but claims its defenses managed to protect sensitive customer information and prevented any service disruptions.
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