#salttyphoon

[cyber-sec]

China’s Salt Typhoon hackers still inside global networks

China’s Salt Typhoon hackers are still breaching critical infrastructure worldwide, hijacking routers and exploiting flaws to spy on governments and industries across 80 countries.

Source: The Register | US Department of Defense

Read more: CyberSecBrief

[sentivium]

Lumen Declares Network Secure After Salt Typhoon Hackers Removed

Following a period of heightened security measures, Lumen has announced that it has successfully removed the Salt Typhoon hacking group from its network, restoring full security.

[theglobalcommonsnews]

Chinese hackers linked to Beijing infiltrated U.

[theebigdill]

"Investigators are still probing the origins of the Salt Typhoon attack and are exploring whether the intruders gained access to Cisco Systems routers."

"Hackers apparently exfiltrated some data from Verizon networks by reconfiguring Cisco routers, said one current and one former U.S. official familiar with the matter."

"According to WSJ, China’s State-Sponsored Salt Typhoon APT group hacked AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen, accessing wiretap systems used in criminal investigations."

"Chinese hack of telecommunications companies under investigation," NSA chief Gen. Timothy Haugh says.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/u-s-wiretap-systems-targeted-in-china-linked-hack-327fc63b

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/06/salt-typhoon-china-espionage-telecom/

Feds Probe Chinese 'Salt Typhoon' Hack of Major Telcos

The U.S. government is reportedly probing suspected national security breaches tied to Chinese nation-state hackers infiltrating broadband p

Chinese hack of telecommunications companies under investigation, NSA chief says

Gen. Timothy Haugh, director of the NSA, said the investigation of the hack, which reportedly affected AT&T, Verizon and Lumen, is in its ea