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US recommends encrypted messaging as Chinese hackers linger in telecom networks (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I love how this is painted as hacking when the root cause is an unrestricted number of telco subsideries that pay for access to the system, this then essentially gives them the powers and credentials to monitor, intercept, and clone anyone's phone and send/receive their messages/calls (Linus Tech Tips teamed up with Derek from Veritasium to show the extent to which it can be done, stealing his identity to intercept texts to and from his wife).

This is a product of the market deregulations of Capitalism. Capitalism is once again a security risk to citizens of free democracies. Shit happens all the time.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's not what's happening here, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Gotta love when a comment complaining about something that didn't happen gets the most upvotes.

Edit: For those curious about what actually did happen

Salt Typhoon exploited technical vulnerabilities in some of the cybersecurity products like firewalls used to protect large organizations. Once inside the network, the attackers used more conventional tools and knowledge to expand their reach, gather information, stay hidden and deploy malware for later use.
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The hack revealed in the Linus video is concerning, but only if you're a targeted individual. This hack was used for mass surveillance, affected way more people, and was achieved by exploiting security vulnerabilities.

The technical deep dive is a pretty interesting read.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

The hacker known as "capitalism"