The rules package will include “a range of measures to protect submarine cables against foreign adversaries—apply a presumption of denial for certain foreign adversary controlled license applicants, limiting capacity leasing agreements to such entities, prohibiting the use of ‘covered’ equipment, establishing cybersecurity and physical security requirements, and more,” the agency said. Espionage is the biggest Chinese threat to telecom networks, officials say, as the U.S. government continues to respond to incidents attributed to the China-linked hacking operation labeled Salt Typhoon (also tracked by Recorded Future as RedMike). The Trump administration plans to issue new rules that would ban Chinese technology from U.S. submarine cables. Outside of U.S. waters, Taiwan has reported apparent Chinese threats to its undersea cables, and in the Baltic Sea region, multiple incidents have physically damaged cables. “We have seen submarine cable infrastructure threatened in recent years by foreign adversaries, like China,” Chairman Brendan Carr said in a statement.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:10:22 +0000