NSA Director: Salt Typhoon “Not the highest-end operation that we’ve seen”

CYBER INTERVIEW – National Security Agency (NSA) Director General Timothy Haugh said Thursday that U.S. cyber defenses didn’t see China’s recent breach of American telecommunications companies until they were alerted by Microsoft, and he warned that more Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure were likely.  

Gen. Haugh, who also leads U.S. Cyber Command, spoke about the “Volt Typhoon” and “Salt Typhoon” attacks – which have targeted a range of American critical infrastructure, including a major intrusion into AT&T, Verizon and other telecommunications companies. Both attacks have been attributed to hackers backed by China.