A catastrophic hack involving a backdoor into the AT&T, Lumen, and Verizon networks came to light in early October. It made me point out that Apple’s stance against backdoors in iPhone encryption has been proven to be correct once again. Any type of hidden access to software or hardware could be exploited.
A state-sponsored hackers collective associated with China known as Salt Typhoon is believed to be responsible for the hack, though China has denied involvement.
Since early October, multiple reports have emerged indicating that the scope of the attack was much bigger than breaching the networks of AT&T, Lumen, and Verizon via the wiretap access “doors” reserved for US law enforcement.
The hackers might have been looking for high-prized targets, including phones belonging to Donald Trump, JD Vance, and people affiliated with Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.
More recent developments indicate that the hack might have targeted the iPhones belonging to senior unnamed presidential campaign officials ahead of the US election. It’s unclear who these officials are or what side they worked on. The FBI is already investigating the hack.
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