Salt Typhoon is a cybersecurity threat that targets telecommunications firms, using tactics like edge attacks to gain initial access to infrastructure and then pivot to other areas. The attackers are human adversaries with organized campaigns, making it challenging for organizations to identify and eject them from their systems. This compromise has the potential to get really personal information from people, as it can target individuals through their phones. The attacks started on the edge of the attack surface, which is often secured last, and have made it difficult for telecommunications companies to remove the attackers from their infrastructure due to their diverse and vast technology stack.