Gotta love when a comment complaining about something that didn't happen gets the most upvotes.

Edit: For those curious about what actually did happen

Salt Typhoon exploited technical vulnerabilities in some of the cybersecurity products like firewalls used to protect large organizations. Once inside the network, the attackers used more conventional tools and knowledge to expand their reach, gather information, stay hidden and deploy malware for later use.
Source

The hack revealed in the Linus video is concerning, but only if you're a targeted individual. This hack was used for mass surveillance, affected way more people, and was achieved by exploiting security vulnerabilities.

The technical deep dive is a pretty interesting read.