Salt Typhoon is a hacking group which is reportedly sponsored by the Chinese government and has been active since 2020. In Late 2024 Salt Typhoon, breached at least eight U.S. telecommunications providers and over twenty other countries, targeting espionage and intelligence collection. This groups wide-ranging espionage campaign breached telecom providers to steal customer call data, law enforcement surveillance request data, and compromised private communications. Salt Typhoon typically uses advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks, covertly gaining access to targeted networks and remaining there undetected for a lengthy period of time. Such methods allow attackers to gather extensive information about their targeted organization. With Salt Typhoon's strong links to China's Ministry of State Security it is believed that their motivations extend beyond financial gain and are centered on strategic advantage, geopolitical influence and counterintelligence. " Answer in a paragraphs form. Identify potential mitigation tactics (other than those identified in the article) for the threat actors they have identified