CANADA SAYS TELCOS WERE BREACHED IN CHINA-LINKED ESPIONAGE HACKS

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The Canadian government and the FBI report that China-backed Salt Typhoon hackers targeted Canadian telecoms, compromising at least one provider in February by manipulating Cisco routers for traffic collection. The group, active since 2024, previously hit U.S. telecoms and is expected to continue targeting Canadian organizations through 2027.