Adamski made the comments to researchers at the Cyberwarcon security conference in Arlington, Virginia. On Thursday, U.S. Senator Mark Warner told the Washington Post that a suspected China-linked hack on U.S. telecommunications firms was “the worst telecom hack in our nation’s history - by far.”

Leaders of the top telecommunications companies were summoned to the White House on Friday to discuss a security problem that has been roiling the government: how to expel Chinese hackers from the deepest corners of the nation’s communications networks.

Last month, news emerged that Chinese hackers penetrated the networks of a number of US broadband providers. The situation is even worse.

Chinese hackers are positioning themselves in U.S. critical infrastructure IT networks for a potential clash with the United States, a top American cybersecurity official said today.

Chinese hackers are positioning themselves within U.S. critical infrastructure IT networks to gain an advantage in case of major conflict, a top U.S. cybersecurity official revealed Friday, emphasizing escalating