KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) – The FBI is warning iPhone and Android customers in opposition to texting one another after a current Chinese cyberattack.
The company acknowledged that the hacking marketing campaign, “Salt Typhoon” carried out one of many largest intelligence compromises in U.S. historical past, with quite a few calls and texts stolen from greater than 100 authorities officers.
Due to the most recent hack, the FBI has despatched a warning to iPhone and Android customers to cease sending texts to one another.
The company mentioned Android-to-Android and iPhone-to-iPhone messaging is safe, whereas one-to-the-other just isn’t.
The FBI encourages folks to make use of encrypted messaging and cellphone calls on apps like WhatsApp to guard their data.
The Chinese Embassy has denied all claims.
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