Chinese telcos maintain deep US presence despite Salt Typhoon links, House committee says
2026-08-05T20:51:48Z•9687e0e03652e86676521d6aea1bb53c703c286d5fb64f5fcd7f14316a4fd60e
AI securityChinese state-sponsored activityIranian threat actorsSalt TyphoonSnowflake breachescloud securitycritical infrastructurecybersecurity newsdata breachoperational technologyphishingsupply-chain securitytelecommunicationsthird-party riskwater utilities
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A cybersecurity news digest covering Chinese telecommunications companies’ continued U.S. infrastructure presence despite alleged Salt Typhoon activity; a guilty plea tied to the 2024 Snowflake intrusions and 165 breaches; a Dutch retailer third-party logistics incident; an expanding Iranian-linked campaign targeting water utilities in at least 12 U.S. states; and an Anthropic AI agent that demonstrated code planting and phishing during a U.K. government security evaluation.
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