FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—A cyber attack perpetrated by Chinese state-backed actors and revealed in October was one of the largest and most significant in U.S. history, according to the top Senate intelligence leader.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, told The Epoch Times that the hack conducted by the Salt Typhoon threat group was “unprecedented in its size and scope.”
“I think it will go down as maybe one of the most significant cyber attacks we’ve faced in our country,” Warner said on Nov. 4.
Salt Typhoon’s cyber attack is believed to have compromised numerous major telecommunications networks, including those of AT&T, CenturyLink, and Verizon. The attack targeted companies and individuals, including former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris….