Salt Typhoon Storms Viasat: Chinese Hackers Strike Again!
China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon has hacked satellite communications firm Viasat, adding another notch to their cyber-espionage belt. While federal authorities and Viasat teamed up for a post-breach investigation, Salt Typhoon continues to wreak havoc across the telecom world, proving they’re as subtle as a bull in a china shop.
Hot Take:
China’s Salt Typhoon breaches Viasat, proving once again that APT groups are the kind of “friends” who crash your satellite party without an invite. If they ever host a cybersecurity seminar, their motto should be: “Unpatched vulnerabilities welcome, bring your own firewall!”
Key Points:
- China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon hacked Viasat, a satellite communications firm.
- The breach is part of a series of attacks on multiple US and global telecom providers.
- Salt Typhoon exploited vulnerabilities in network devices from vendors like Cisco and Fortinet.
- The breach was discovered earlier this year, but Viasat reports no customer impacts.
- Insikt Group identified over 12,000 exposed Cisco devices vulnerable to such attacks.
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