Mayorkas Says China Continues To Hack U.S. Telecoms But DHS Put Out A Memo So That Oughta Do It

Posted • December 19, 2024: The Biden administration has done yet another version of their "strongly worded letter" responses to security threats. This time the Biden WH's "Don't" doctrine is in play as China continues to hack U.S. telecommunications, according to Homeland Security: “U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials are continuing to try to learn more about the scope of the hack, which targeted U.S. surveillance capabilities used for operations including wiretaps. U.S. intelligence officials routinely seek court authorization to use telecom systems like those targeted in the breach to collect information for law enforcement or national security probes. One fear is that the cyberattacks could have allowed the hackers to access information about ongoing U.S. investigations — including those tied to China — through the collection of sensitive data and techniques.”

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledged that the hacks have been occurring for some time now: US Secretary of Homeland Security: "China has, in fact, hacked into our telecommunications providers." -- Hopefully that memo will scare off the hackers (cue extreme eye roll). Tens of millions of people have streamed into the U.S. on Biden, Harris and Mayorkas' watch, we've got mystery drones over the east coast, and now this. All under his watch. The U.S. couldn't have withstood four more years of this kind of "leadership." ➡️ Discover the U.S. is suffering the worst cyberattack in world history. ➡️ Face it down with a strongly worded memo and a multi-agency working group. -- Appeasement is escalatory. A memo for "best practices" is all Mayorkas can muster to combat China hacking our telecommunications? What a joke. Mayorkas has shown he's completely incompetent and has done NOTHING to protect our homeland since assuming his position. Trump can’t take the oath of office soon enough. (…)

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