„Unbelebte“ chinesische Cyberangriffer haben möglicherweise Daten von fast jedem Amerikaner gestohlen

Summary of the News Article:

— Largest Chinese Cyber Operation Yet ‐ **Salt Typhoon** was a sweeping, years-long hack by **China-backed actors,** infiltrating over **80 countries** and stealing data that may include information on nearly every American.

— Targets Across Sectors ‐ The hacking group compromised **telecom, government, transportation, lodging, and military infrastructure networks.** At least **half a dozen U.S. telecom** companies were **breached.**

— Massive **Data Harvesting** – Hackers collected **global communications data** — allowing **Chinese intelligence** to potentially track **politicians, spies, and activists worldwide.** Even the campaign devices of **Trump and JD Vance** were targeted.

— Scale & Sophistication ‐ Unlike older hacks focused on narrow targets, **Salt Typhoon** used highly sophisticated, patient, and persistent methods, burrowing deep into **global infrastructure and exploiting old vulnerabilities.**

— Joint International Condemnation – The **U.S., U.K., Canada, Japan, Germany, Italy, Spain,** and others issued a rare joint statement calling the attack “unrestrained” and “indiscriminate,” directly naming **China.**

— Strategic Implications – Experts warn that this signals a **new era of Chinese cyber power,** positioning **Beijing to dominate the digital battlefield,** shifting from stealing trade secrets to **exerting global intelligence and influence control.**

Our own NSA has stolen data from every American

If our politicians gave a shit about us, they’d pass privacy protections like the EU.

Instead, they’re taking bribes from tech companies to let them monetize our private data.

It doesn’t just put us all at risk for blackmail, ransomware, phishing, etc, it’s a massive national security risk.

Good thing we’re firing a bunch of cybersecurity and intel professionals what could go wrong

Assume that everything you’ve ever done on the internet and shared through an email is stored somewhere and can be used by foreign forces.

Y’all go ahead and keep TikTok on your phones though.

Don’t make them work for your data, give it to them. They’ve got funny dances!

I call it again, China will trigger another World War.

Meanwhile the Trump administration is reducing funding for cyber-intelligence etc.

And yet western governments keep trying to pass laws that break encryption and the very ideas of private life.

I don’t see how that isn’t a directly supportive action of attacks like this.

Big Balls and the DOGE clowns were Chinese? Who knew?

At this point, we should just accept that our complete lack of readiness at a federal level, inability to punish companies who treat user data flippantly, and preference for profit over security is basically a welcome mat. We’re not so much being hacked by China so much as we are just letting them in through the open window.