WASHINGTON, USA – China-linked hackers have intercepted surveillance data intended for American law enforcement agencies after breaking in to an
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The hackers compromised the networks of “multiple telecommunications companies” and stole US customer call records and communications from “a limited number of individuals who are primarily involved in government or political activity,” according toThe 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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