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WSJ Tech News Briefing

TNB Tech Minute: U.S. Races to Understand Scope of China-Linked Hack

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Tech News, News

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Plus, X drops Unilever from a lawsuit against advertisers. And Tesla stock falls after the event unveiling its robotaxi. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Here is your TnB Tech Minute for Friday, October 11th.

0:20.7

I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.

0:23.8

We exclusively report that U.S. officials are racing to understand the full scope of a major

0:29.5

hack of U.S. broadband providers.

0:32.4

It's believed to have been carried out by a group known as Salt Typhoon

0:36.0

tied to Chinese intelligence.

0:38.0

Federal authorities and cybersecurity investigators

0:41.0

are probing the breaches of Verizon, AT&T, and Loomin technologies.

0:45.8

Last week we reported that the compromises may have allowed hackers to access information from systems

0:51.2

the federal government uses for court authorized to network wiretapping requests.

0:56.0

Lawmakers sent letters yesterday to the three companies asking what measures they are taking to protect wiretap systems from attack.

1:04.0

Members of Congress have expressed concern that the hackers may have been able to

1:07.8

spy on the US government's efforts to surveil Chinese threats, including the FBI's investigations.

1:14.7

Spokespeople for AT&T, Loomin, and Verizon declined to comment on the attack.

1:19.7

A spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington has denied that Beijing is responsible for the alleged breaches.

1:26.0

X is dropping Unilever from its lawsuit against an advertising industry coalition and large marketers,

1:32.0

that's according to a court filing. advertising industry coalition and large marketers.

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That's according to a court filing.

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