<ul><li>Hackers with links to China breached U.S. telecommunication providers to access wiretap systems used by law enforcement.</li><li>AT&T, Lumen, and Verizon are among the telecom providers whose networks were breached.</li><li>The breaches led to the theft of customer call records data and compromised private communications of a limited number of individuals involved in government or political activity.</li><li>The hacking campaign, conducted by a China-linked group named 'Salt Typhoon,' also involved copying information subject to U.S. law enforcement requests.</li></ul>

US confirms China-backed hackers breached telecom providers to steal wiretap data

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