# Millions of U.S. Phones at Risk of Chinese Surveillance! 📱

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/millions-of-u-s-phones-at-risk-of-chinese-surveillance/295084>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** hacking, privacy, news\
**Created:** [November 4, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/millions-of-u-s-phones-at-risk-of-chinese-surveillance/295084 "2024-11-04T17:37:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/millions-of-u-s-phones-at-risk-of-chinese-surveillance/295084/1 "2024-11-04T17:37:11Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Vulnerability to Surveillance**  
A new report reveals that millions of U.S. cellphone users could be exposed to surveillance by the Chinese government through the networks of at least three major carriers.

2. **Hacker Access**  
The hackers, believed to be linked to Beijing’s Ministry of State Security, have infiltrated the private wiretapping and surveillance systems designed for U.S. federal law enforcement.

3. **Impact on Lawful Access**  
This breach potentially compromises the integrity of systems established post-9/11 that allow federal officials to wiretap and access phone records, authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

4. **Severe Consequences**  
Officials warn that hackers can listen to any phone call in the U.S., raising concerns about compromised federal investigations and intelligence operations globally.

5. **Ongoing Investigations**  
As the U.S. government investigates the breach, many questions remain about the extent of the surveillance, the number of targets affected, and the duration of the intrusion.

**Read more at:** [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/02/china-spying-telecom-trump-harris-fbi-cell-phone/)