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China's Salt Typhoon Hackers Exploit Cisco Vulnerabilities to Breach Global Telecoms and Universities
- The hacker group known as Salt Typhoon has exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco's IOS software to breach major telecommunications companies in the US.
- Salt Typhoon has accessed nine US telecommunications companies, allowing the group to eavesdrop on Americans' calls and texts in real time.
- The group has been undeterred by media coverage or US sanctions, continuing its hacking campaigns globally.
- Salt Typhoon exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco's IOS software running on networking devices to gain control over victims' networks.
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China's Salt Typhoon Spies Are Still Eavesdropping on Global Networks
Attacks continued through January, with China-backed hackers targeting devices linked to universities, telecoms, and ISPs, undeterred by significant media coverage and US sanctions.
Salt Typhoon remains active, hits more telecom networks via Cisco routers
The Chinese nation-state threat group intruded five additional telecom networks between December and January, including two unnamed providers in the U.S., Recorded Future researchers said.
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