FBI: Threats from Salt Typhoon are ‘still very much ongoing’

A top FBI cyber official said Salt Typhoon, the Chinese cyber espionage group behind the widespread compromise of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure in 2024, continues to pose a broad threat to both America’s private and public sectors.

Michael Machtinger, deputy assistant director for cyber intelligence at the FBI, touted improved partnerships between the telecommunications industry and government in the wake of the campaign while speaking at CyberTalks, presented by CyberScoop, in Washington D.C. Thursday.

Companies who engaged with the FBI and federal agencies like CISA early after the campaign went public “have been without a doubt the most successful in mitigating the impact of the Salt Typhoon intrusions,” he claimed.

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