China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ telecom hack has sent shockwaves through the US intelligence community

Published January 10, 2025 5:25am ET



Late last year, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency had some curious advice for people about texting on their smartphones.

Sending texts between an iPhone and an Android device could no longer be considered private, and to be safe, the agencies warned, messages should be shared only over encrypted apps, such as Apple iMessage, Google Messages, WhatsApp, or Signal.

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