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Salt Typhoon also compromised the private portals, or backdoors, that telephone companies provide to law enforcement to request court-ordered monitoring of phone numbers pursuant to investigations. (theconversation.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by evilcultist@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Fuck this article. They buried the fact that they used existing backdoors to get into the system just as if they were MSNBC.

Here's one that doesn't bury the lead https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/salt-typhoon-hack-shows-theres-no-security-backdoor-thats-only-good-guys

Idk what this site ops link is but it also popped up asking for donations and its the first time ive ever been there. Fuuuuck that.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

EFF is a non-profit for tech civil liberties, and December is donation begging season.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm not talking about EFF I'm talking about ops link

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Ah. Not that you asked, but The Conversation is an interesting non-profit set-up. It’s a media platform for academics & researchers to publish for lay audience consumption. I think they mostly get their money from Universities & grant bodies.

[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

https://theconversation.com/what-is-salt-typhoon-a-security-expert-explains-the-chinese-hackers-and-their-attack-on-us-telecommunications-networks-244473

which part

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

EFF is a legit site and a very good foundation to donate to. They have many good studies, articles, documentation and lobbying against surveillance.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

Yes EFF is legit I was speaking of ops link