T-Mobile’s network was hacked in a damaging cyber-espionage operation by China that penetrated multiple U.S. and international carriers, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. It was one of the systems that
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 this industry-wide attack, and at this time T-Mobile’s systems and data are not materially impacted and there is no evidence of an impact to customer information,” the company said in a statement. a spokesperson told WSJ. .
It is unclear what information, if any, was collected about T-Mobile customers’ call and communication records, the report said.
T-Mobile did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
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 intended for US law enforcement agencies.
