The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter, that T-Mobile's network has been compromised by a damaging Chinese cyber spy who has gained access to multiple U.S. and international carriers. It was one of the systems hacked in the operation.
The magazine added that hackers linked to Chinese intelligence agencies successfully infiltrated T-Mobile as part of a months-long campaign to spy on the cell phone communications of high-value intelligence targets, but the attack was He did not say whether it had been done.
“T-Mobile is closely monitoring attacks across this industry,” a company spokesperson told Reuters in an email.
“At this time, T-Mobile's systems and data have not been significantly impacted and there is no evidence of any impact to customer information.”
It is unclear what information, if any, was collected about T-Mobile customers' call and communication records, WSJ reported.
On Wednesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US cyber watchdog CISA announced that Chinese-linked hackers infiltrated an unspecified number of telecommunications companies and intercepted surveillance data meant for US law enforcement agencies.
In early October, the magazine reported that Chinese hackers gained access to the networks of U.S. broadband providers, including Verizon Communications, AT&T and Lumen Technologies, and obtained information from systems used by the federal government for court-authorized wiretapping. Ta.
The Chinese government has previously denied claims by the U.S. government and others that it used hackers to break into foreign computer systems.
