China-linked hackers stole surveillance data from telecom companies, US says

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WASHINGTON: China-linked hackers have intercepted surveillance data intended for American law enforcement agencies after breaking in to an unspecified...

: China-linked hackers have intercepted surveillance data intended for American law enforcement agencies after breaking in to an unspecified number of telecom companies, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday.

The two agencies said the hackers also copied “certain information that was subject to U.S. law enforcement requests pursuant to court orders.” The announcement confirms the broad outlines of previous media reports, especially those in the Wall Street Journal, that Chinese hackers were feared to have opened a back door into the interception systems used by law enforcement to surveil Americans’ telecommunications.

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