“In one instance, the spies broke into an admin account that then gave them access to more than 100,000 routers, she added.”
AT&T says Beijing hit “a small number” of customers. Verizon says “a small number of high-profile customers.” The White House says the spies had the “capability to geolocate millions of individuals” and “record phone calls at will” across nine carriers. One admin login opened 100,000 routers, and the carriers want credit for kicking the intruders out.