A top White House official says a ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of

The White House said Friday that a ninth U.S. telecommunications company has been hacked as part of a Chinese espionage campaign, but China has denied responsibility.

A massive Chinese hacking campaign has struck again, with a ninth U.S. telecommunications company confirmed as a victim. This alarming revelation was shared by a White House official on Friday, marking the latest development in a sprawling espionage operation called “Salt Typhoon.