House Oversight panel considers next stage of cybersecurity operations following Salt Typhoon intrusion into telecom networks

A House Oversight subcommittee sought to get an understanding at a hearing of the current threat environment following Salt Typhoon gaining access U.S. telecom networks and actions that should be taken to respond to cyber threats.

Salt Typhoon targeted “essential communications networks,” Rep. William Timmons (R-SC) said at the April 2 hearing, including “those operated by industry giants like Verizon and AT&T.” Timmons chairs the Oversight miliary and foreign affairs subcommittee.

Timmons said, “They were able to intercept real-time...