You may have heard the official announcement from the government.

Nine major telecommunications companies in the United States have been hacked.

Including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen.

Yup, you read that right.

The bad guys?

A group dubbed The Salt Typhoon, working for the People's Republic of China.

Is it time to panic?

No, but it is time to start using Signal, my favorite secure communications app.

The Signal App 

Podcast Episode 20 about Signal 

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