The U.S. Federal Communications Commission stated that chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is suggesting that communications service providers submit an annual certification confirming that they have a cyberattack prevention strategy in place in a statement released Thursday.
The plan is partly a reaction to attempts by “Salt Typhoon,” a purportedly Beijing-sponsored hacker collective, to infiltrate American telecom firms and acquire information about calls made in the United States.
“While the Commission’s counterparts in the intelligence community are determining the scope and impact of the Salt Typhoon attack, we need to put in place a modern framework to help companies secure their networks and better prevent and respond to cyberattacks in the future,” Rosenworcel said in a statement.
Concern over Salt Typhoon’s extensive espionage campaign has grown throughout Washington, and Rosenworcel’s declaration comes a day after all senators received a classified briefing on the hacking from U.S. federal agencies.
The hackers had breached “at least” eight telecom and telecom infrastructure companies in the US, according to a senior U.S. official who told reporters on Wednesday that “a large number of Americans’ metadata” had been taken.
Rosenworcel stated that if approved, the proposal would go into effect right away and was now being distributed to other commissioners within her agency. Commissioner Brendan Carr, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to succeed Rosenworcel at the FCC, did not immediately respond to a message requesting comment.
When contacted for comment, representatives of Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, among other large telecom providers, did not immediately respond.
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