T-Mobile cut a network cable to expel Chinese-backed hackers from its systems

T-Mobile identified Chinese state-backed hackers early in an attempted breach of its network and physically severed a network cable to eject them from its systems. The swift action allowed the US phone provider to avoid a large-scale data breach. The incident highlights the extreme measures sometimes required to counter sophisticated state-sponsored cyberattacks.

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