One of the biggest, least discussed stories globally is the compromised security of U.S. communication systems. By government mandate, backdoors were added to allow access to all communications in the U.S., and now it seems China—and possibly others—have exploited this vulnerability.

The lesson is clear: backdoors don’t work. When you open a system, you open it to everyone, not just the intended party. We need to rethink our approach and seriously consider what a truly secure, closed-door solution looks like. The choices we’ve made to implement backdoors are now leading us to face serious consequences.

Reports: China hacked Verizon and AT&T, may have accessed US wiretap systems

Chinese hackers were in networks of major ISPs “for months,” WSJ reports.