In 2024, reports emerged of a highly sophisticated cyber espionage campaign against US telecoms companies, which some analysts believe went all the way up to the Chinese government.
The group behind this campaign would later be codenamed Salt Typhoon, and it is believed to have quietly infiltrated critical US telecoms infrastructure in order to collect private information on influential Americans – including Donald Trump.
In the process, it may have also swept up data from millions of ordinary Americans. The Chinese government has denied responsibility for Salt Typhoon.
We speak to former Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger, who was working inside the White House for Joe Biden when the attacks were first uncovered.
We also speak to BBC cyber correspondent Joe Tidy about how this hack unfolded – and what it reveals about who may be winning the cyber war.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:12 When did the cyber attack happen?
03:00 Which companies were targeted?
04:00 The links to the Chinese government
06:12 What did the hackers get?
08:35 What did the President say when he found out?
12:10 What are the consequences of the cyber hack?
14:23 What were the ‘Salt Typhoon’ attacks?
16:00 How significant was Salt Typhoon?
22:30 Which country has the upper hand in cyber surveillance?
