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#10 The Record threat-intel September 24, 2026 at 20:15 UTC

Lawmakers introduce bill for voluntary telecom cyber rules after Salt Typhoon hacks

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Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act in response to the Salt Typhoon campaign, in which Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached nearly all major U.S. telecommunications carriers. The bipartisan bill would establish a government-industry working group to develop voluntary cybersecurity best practices for the telecom sector. The legislation reflects growing legislative urgency around critical infrastructure protection following one of the most significant espionage operations targeting U.S. communications networks.

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