U.S. government agencies will hold a classified briefing for all senators on Wednesday on China's alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to burrow deep into American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.

Many encrypted communications apps protect user correspondence with so-called E2EE, or end-to-end-encryption. Usually, messages are scrambled in a way that theoretically allows a communication app’s developer to read their contents. E2EEE scrambles messages before they leave the user’s device, which means not even the app developer can access it.

A senior U.S. official revealed Wednesday that a Chinese hacking group known as 'Salt Typhoon' has stolen metadata belonging to a significant number

U.S. government agencies held a classified briefing for all senators on Wednesday on China's alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to burrow deep into American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.

Salt Typhoon's breach compromises U.S. telecom giants, including T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. The hack exposes vulnerabilities in U.S. wiretapping systems, threatening national security and potentially the data of millions of Americans. T-Mobile claims limited damage, but the full scope of the breach is still unclear.

The Chinese government espionage campaign that has deeply penetrated more than a dozen U.S. telecommunications companies is the “worst telecom hack in our nation’s history — by far,” a senior U.S. senator told The Washington Post in an interview this week.

U.S. government agencies will hold a classified briefing for all senators on Wednesday on China's alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to burrow deep into American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.

U.S. government agencies are expected to hold a closed-door briefing for all senators on Wednesday regarding the "Salt Typhoon" hack by China, which tried to steal data by nestling deep into the infrastructure of American telecommunications companies,