U.S. officials suspect that a recently discovered Chinese hacking and espionage campaign scooped up data on hundreds of thousands of American mobile phone users, likely stealing information about more than 1 million customers.
Sources familiar with the investigation indicated that the Chinese hackers exploited weaknesses in U.S. telecommunications networks, allowing them to gather a large amount of data, detailing interactions and locations of users.
Among those targeted were some top government officials in the Biden administration, including at least one cabinet secretary and a top White House Homeland Security Adviser.
Although the extent of the spying on specific targets remains unclear, several high-ranking officials and notable Americans have been informed that they were potential victims of this massive breach.
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