Katrina Manson

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is in the early stages of an investigation into potential Chinese hacking of American telecommunications companies, according to a top intelligence official.

U.S. intelligence officials think a Chinese hacking group may have been inside U.S. telecoms for months.

Russian hackers are going after US government officials, defense workers and others in a new email phishing campaign targeting thousands of people, according to Microsoft Corp.

As head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the former Army officer is seeking to convince millions of Americans that the electoral system is more secure than ever.

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The state is prepared for potential problems, but secretary of state says elections are ‘safe and secure.’

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The nation’s top official for safeguarding election infrastructure called the spread of election fraud allegations “irresponsible” after being asked about such claims by former President Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk.

Chinese state-sponsored hackers perpetrated a “broad and significant cyber-espionage campaign” in which they breached multiple telecommunications companies, US officials said in a statement on Wednesday, confirming additional details about cyberattacks with major national security implications.