Salt Typhoon Strikes Again: Chinese Hackers Turn Telecom Networks into Swiss Cheese!
Salt Typhoon is turning telecom networks into Swiss cheese, leaving no phone line unbreached. Despite high-profile exposure, this Chinese hacker group continues its global spree, with the US telecoms in its sights. What’s next? Swiss chocolate? Stay tuned as hackers shift from cables to confections!
Hot Take:
Salt Typhoon is hacking like it’s on a mission to make Swiss cheese the new internet standard. Not even public exposure, government reports, or sanctions can slow down their global buffet of telecom networks and universities. Maybe we should all just switch to carrier pigeons?
Key Points:
- Salt Typhoon, a Chinese hacker group, continues to breach telecom networks worldwide, including the US, despite being publicly exposed.
- The group exploits vulnerabilities in Cisco’s IOS software to gain root access to network devices.
- Over 12,000 Cisco devices were identified online, with over a thousand targeted by Salt Typhoon.
- Despite sanctions and government exposure, Salt Typhoon’s activities have not slowed down.
- Recorded Future suspects that the scope of Salt Typhoon’s campaign is larger than currently known.
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