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Senator says AT&T and Verizon blocked release of Salt Typhoon security reports

  • David DiMolfetta--Nextgov
  • published date: 2026-02-03 21:46:00 UTC

“AT&T and Verizon apparently intervened” to block a major cyber intelligence firm from sending documentation about the telecom hackers, Sen. Maria Cantwell wrote in a letter.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said Tuesday that Verizon and AT&T are preventing the release of documents tied to Salt Typhoon, a Chinese cyber collective that infiltrated U.S. telecom networks an… [+2376 chars]