Lumen Triumphs: Salt Typhoon Hacking Group Locked Out!
Lumen triumphantly announces it has locked out the notorious Salt Typhoon group from its network. The China-linked hackers, who targeted U.S. telecom firms, were shown the digital door, with no customer data compromised. Looks like Salt Typhoon will need to weather a different storm now!
Hot Take:
Lumen just pulled a Gandalf on the Salt Typhoon hackers, yelling “You shall not pass!” and slamming the door shut on their cyber shenanigans. It’s like a digital eviction notice, but with fewer hobbits and more firewalls.
Key Points:
- Lumen successfully locked out the China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon from its network.
- The group had previously targeted at least nine U.S. telecom firms in a cyberespionage campaign.
- No customer data breach was reported by Lumen following the incident.
- The cyberespionage attempts focused on accessing metadata and communications of political figures.
- Other telecom giants like AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have also repelled similar threats recently.
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