T-Mobile, one of America's largest wireless carriers, has confirmed it was compromised in a recent wave of sophisticated cyberattacks targeting U.S. telecom companies.

The hacking campaign by a China-linked threat actor tracked as Salt Typhoon is now known to have impacted T-Mobile in addition to Verizon and AT&T, according to reports.

The world's largest telecommunications carrier, T-Mobile U.S., said it was targeted as part of a wide-ranging cyberespionage operation the U.S. government