Topic: salt typhoon
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China-Linked Hackers Trained at Cisco Academy
Cisco's Networking Academy, a global IT training program, has been linked to state-sponsored cyberespionage, as individuals associated with the Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon appear to have participated in its educational contests. The foundational networking skills taught by the academy may ...
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FCC axes cybersecurity rules for telecoms amid hacking threats
The Federal Communications Commission has revoked cybersecurity regulations that required U.S. telecommunications carriers to implement enhanced protective measures, despite ongoing threats from hacking groups like China's Salt Typhoon. The reversal followed industry lobbying arguing the rules we...
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State Hackers Infiltrated Telecom Giant Ribbon for Months
Ribbon Communications disclosed that state-sponsored hackers had unauthorized access to its systems for nearly a year, starting in December 2024, and has since removed them with law enforcement involvement. The breach affected a customer base including Fortune 500 companies and government departm...
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China's Salt Typhoon Hackers Target Dutch Telecoms, Netherlands Confirms
Dutch intelligence confirmed that the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Salt Typhoon infiltrated telecommunications and internet providers in the Netherlands, posing a sophisticated threat to critical infrastructure. The hackers compromised routers of smaller Dutch internet service providers ...
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FBI: China's Salt Typhoon Hacked Over 200 US Companies
A China-linked cyber espionage campaign called Salt Typhoon has compromised over 200 US companies and organizations in 80 countries, targeting critical infrastructure and telecommunications providers. The attackers focused on intercepting call records of high-ranking US officials to reconstruct c...
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