US FCC chair proposes cybersecurity rules in response to China’s telecom hack

US Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is proposing that communications service providers be required to submit an annual certification attesting that they have a plan in place to protect against cyberattacks, the agency said in a statement on Thursday.

The proposal is in part in response to efforts by an allegedly Beijing-sponsored group of hackers, dubbed “Salt Typhoon,” to burrow deep into American telecommunications companies to steal data about U.S. calls.