Lawmakers introduce bill for voluntary telecom cyber rules after Salt Typhoon hacks

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U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Ted Cruz introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act in response to the Salt Typhoon cyberattacks, which targeted major U.S. telecommunications firms. The bill promotes voluntary cybersecurity standards to strengthen resilience against such state-sponsored cyber threats.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act on Thursday, arguing that the new effort was necessary in light of the Salt Typhoon attacks which saw Chinese hackers breach nearly all of the major telecommunications giants in the U.S.