Many Americans’ cellphone data being hacked by China, official says

Cyber-espionage group Salt Typhoon' targeting at least' eight US telecom and telecom infrastructure firms

A large number of Americans' metadata has been stolen in the sweeping cyber-espionage campaign carried out by a Chinese hacking group dubbed Salt Typhoon", a senior US official told journalists on Wednesday.

The official declined to provide specific figures but noted that China's access to America's telecommunications infrastructure was broad and that the hacking was ongoing.