T-Mobile Hacked by Chinese State-Sponsored Group 'Salt Typhoon'
T-Mobile confirmed on November 16, 2024, that it was impacted by a large-scale cyber-espionage campaign linked to Chinese state-sponsored hackers, known as 'Salt Typhoon' (also Earth Estries or Ghost Emperor). This breach was part of a broader attack targeting major telecom providers, focusing on wiretap systems maintained for law enforcement purposes. The hackers successfully accessed call records of specific customers, private communications of targeted individuals, and information about law enforcement surveillance requests. The breach appears to have focused on sensitive communications involving high-ranking U.S. national security and policy officials.
Signal context
First seen: Nov 16, 2024
Last updated: Jul 2, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- T-Mobile confirmed breach by Chinese state-sponsored hackers 'Salt Typhoon'.
- Part of a broader campaign targeting telecom providers.
- Accessed call records, private communications, and law enforcement surveillance request information.
Signal analysis
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Sector: Information
Likely country: Location not provided
Watch internet-facing systems, credential abuse and exploit activity.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality
- 23 signals in the same sector
- 88 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
T-Mobile Caught Hackers Early, Averting Data Leak - Claims Journalhttps://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2024/11/20/320623.htmPublic source from claimsjournal.com.
November 2024: Recent Cyber Attacks, Data Breaches, Ransomware Attackshttps://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/november-2024-recent-cyber-attacks-data-breaches-ransomware-attacks/Public source from cybersecurity-insiders.com.
Significant Cyber Incidents | Strategic Technologies Program - CSIShttps://www.csis.org/programs/strategic-technologies-program/significant-cyber-incidentsPublic source from csis.org.
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