AT&T and Verizon declare their networks secure amid Hurricane Salt cyberattack

Three months later Reports emerged About a cyberattack called Salt Typhoon, targeting Internet service providers and wiretapping infrastructure in the United States, two of the largest telecommunications companies say they have made progress in securing their networks against the threat.

Both AT&T and Verizon issued statements over the weekend addressing Salt Typhoon for the first time since working with federal law enforcement and other entities. AT&T said in its statement that based on its investigation, China was targeting “a small number of individuals with foreign intelligence interests” and that the company was working to protect customer data.

Meanwhile, Verizon said it “contained the cyber incident caused by the nation-state threat actor” and that it “did not detect threat actor activity” in its network for some time. She added that a third-party security company confirmed the containment.

In late September and early October, reports first described Salt Typhoon attacks, prompting the FBI to warn that some types of messages, such as RCS text messages between iOS and Android phones, He may be in danger.

It now appears that the Salt Typhoon attack was more targeted than previously thought, although the data and personal information of hundreds of millions of customers was potentially compromised.

“In this incident, a small number of high-profile customers in government and politics were specifically targeted by the threat actor,” Verizon said in its statement. “These customers have been notified of the activity.”

Both Verizon and AT&T noted that they have partnered with government, law enforcement agencies, telecom industry partners, and private cybersecurity companies.

“In the relatively few instances where an individual’s information was affected, we have complied with our notification obligations,” AT&T said.

Over the weekend, Company 9 was affected by the hack He was said to have been identifiedBut the White House did not reveal the name of the company.

T-Mobile confirmed on Monday that it is not one of the nine companies cited by the government, and referred to T-Mobile as Blog post From late November, which provides details.