T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable’ to expel Chinese hackers from its network

In Brief Posted: 10:26 AM PDT · August 19, 2026 Image Credits:Gabby Jones / Bloomberg / Getty Images New reporting from Bloomberg revealed how cybersecurity staff at U.S. phone provider T-Mobile identified and expelled Chinese hackers from its network in 2024 during a spate of industry-wide intrusions by Beijing aimed at stealing customer data.

The hacks were carried out by a Chinese government-backed hacking group called Salt Typhoon. The campaign compromised hundreds of phone companies, internet giants, and data center providers with the goal of collecting phone records and information about senior U.S. government officials, including then-presidential candidates.

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