UK scales back planned telecom cybersecurity rules introduced after Salt Typhoon espionage campaign

The UK has weakened proposed telecom security requirements that were drafted after the China-linked Salt Typhoon spying campaign against telecom networks. Recorded Future News reports the government dropped or delayed several measures after industry objections, including a proposed independent signalling intrusion detection system meant to detect abuse of telecom signalling traffic. The updated code takes effect in mid-July unless Parliament blocks it, and operators can still be judged against it under existing telecom security duties.