Salt Typhoon Strikes Again: Cisco Device Exploits Rattle Telecom Giants Worldwide
Salt Typhoon, the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor, is back in action, exploiting Cisco device vulnerabilities like they’re on a global scavenger hunt. Despite sanctions and disclosures, they’re targeting telecoms and universities worldwide, proving once again that some typhoons just don’t know when to quit.
Hot Take:
Salt Typhoon is at it again, but instead of bringing rain, they’re drenching telecom providers with cybersecurity headaches. Cisco devices need a raincoat, because this storm isn’t letting up anytime soon!
Key Points:
- Salt Typhoon exploits vulnerabilities in Cisco devices.
- Targets include telecom providers and universities across multiple countries.
- The APT group has links to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS).
- CVE-2023-20198 and CVE-2023-20273 are the vulnerabilities being exploited.
- More than 12,000 Cisco devices are potentially vulnerable.
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