Chinese hackers target US telecoms: What you need to know to protect your data

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Tech expert Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson discusses how Chinese cyber espionage targets U.S.telecoms to steal Americans' information.

"The irony here is that the back doors exploited by the Chinese are, in fact, the same back doors that are utilized by federal law enforcement for purposes of conducting legal surveillance," John Ackerly, CEO and co-founder of Virtru, a data-centric security company, told CyberGuy.

An FBI official warned that citizens should be "using a cellphone that automatically receives timely operating system updates, responsibly managed encryption and phishing resistant MFA for email, social media and collaboration tool accounts".

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Author / Journalist: Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report

Category: Technology

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