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Re:More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House ... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @05:05PM (#42562211)
While I agree, isn't this a degree of victim blaming? They were hacked by a state actor and every thread ignores the elephant in the room.
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Re:More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House ... by immibis on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @07:01PM (#42562818)
They had a backdoor. Someone used the backdoor. You stick your hand in a running lawnmower and it gets chopped off. Nobody is surprised.

Who put the backdoor there? The US government did.

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Re:More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House ... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @08:43AM (#42565964)
No.

A telecommunications carrier may comply with CALEA in different ways:

    The carrier may develop its own compliance solution for its unique network.
    The carrier may purchase a compliance solution from vendors, including the manufacturers of the equipment it is using to provide service.
    The carrier may purchase a compliance solution from a trusted third party (TTP).
https://www.fcc.gov/calea
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Re:More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House ... by salawat on Friday January 03, 2025 @01:50PM (#42588387)
CALEA is a mandate from the U.S. Government to backdoor all telecom infrastructure for U.S. LE and intelligence purposes.
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