Lumen’s confirmation comes after U.S. telecom giants AT&T and Verizon confirmed to TechCrunch that they had also secured their networks following their breaches. T-Mobile, another Salt Typhoon target, said last month that it had no evidence of hackers still in its systems.

The Chinese-linked Salt Typhoon cyberespionage operation targeted AT&T and Verizon's systems, but the wireless carriers' U.S. networks are now secure as they work with law enforcement and government officials,

Even in a year of high-profile Chinese cyberattacks, the Salt Typhoon campaign has stood out.

(Reuters) -The Chinese-linked Salt Typhoon cyberespionage operation targeted AT&T and Verizon's systems, but the wireless carriers' U.S. networks are now secure as they work with law enforcement and government officials, the companies said on Saturday in ...

U.S. officials have added a ninth telecommunications company to the list of entities compromised by a sweeping Chinese-linked cyberespionage operation known as Salt Typhoon, a top White House official said Friday.

The Chinese-linked Salt Typhoon cyberespionage operation targeted AT&T's systems, but the wireless carrier's U.S. networks are now secure as it works with law enforcement and government officials, the company said on Saturday in its first acknowledgment of the attacks.

Chinese hackers called Salt Typhoon have infiltrated a ninth telecommunications firm, gaining access to information about millions of people, U.S. cybersecurity officials say.

The White House said Friday that a ninth U.S. telecommunications company has been hacked as part of a Chinese espionage campaign, but China has denied responsibility.

A ninth U.S. telecom firm was confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign, a White House official said.

A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans,