TNB Tech Minute: China-Linked Hackers Breach U.S. Internet Providers
WSJ Tech News Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 25 September 2024
⏱️ 3 minutes
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| 0:14.4 | Here's your TnB Tech Minute for Wednesday, September 25th. |
| 0:20.7 | I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal. |
| 0:23.4 | We exclusively report that hackers linked to the Chinese government have broken into a handful |
| 0:28.4 | of U.S. internet service providers in pursuit of sensitive information. |
| 0:33.0 | That's according to people familiar with the matter. |
| 0:36.0 | The hacking campaign known as Salt Typhoon by investigators |
| 0:40.0 | took place in recent months and is the latest in a series of intrusions in decor U.S. infrastructure |
| 0:46.5 | by entities tied to Beijing. |
| 0:49.6 | Investigators are exploring whether the hackers gained access to Cisco Systems routers, people familiar with the matter say. |
| 0:56.0 | A Cisco Spokeswoman said there is no indication at this time that Cisco routers are involved in the activity. |
| 1:02.0 | China has routinely denied allegations that it disco routers are involved in the activity. |
| 1:02.8 | China has routinely denied allegations that it relies on hackers to break into foreign |
| 1:07.1 | government and business computer networks. |
| 1:09.8 | The Chinese embassy in Washington didn't respond to a request for comment. |
| 1:14.6 | Open AI's chief technology officer Mira Marotti says she has resigned. |
| 1:19.6 | She was one of CEO Sam Altman's top deputies and handled a lot of the day-to-day management, current and |
| 1:25.4 | former employees say. |
| 1:27.2 | This is the latest in a string of departures by top executives at the Chet GPT Maker. |
| 1:32.2 | It comes as Open AI is attempting to close a funding round worth up to $6.5 billion. |
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