INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hackers suspected of working on behalf of the Chinese government exploited a maximum-severity vulnerability, which had received a patch 16
statement.Salt Typhoon is the name researchers and government officials use to track one of several discreet groups known to hack nations
all over the world on behalf of the People's Republic of China
In October 2023, researchers disclosed that hackers had backdoored more than 10,000 Cisco devices by exploiting CVE-2023-20198, a
vulnerability with a maximum severity rating of 10.Any switch, router, or wireless LAN controller running Cisco's iOS XE that had the HTTP
or HTTPS server feature enabled and exposed to the Internet was vulnerable
Cisco released a security patch about a week after security firm VulnCheck published its report.Salt Typhoon has been linked to hacks last
year that compromised multiple US-based telecom companies, including Verizon and AT&T
The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed officials, said the hackers likely used their monthslong covert access to monitor wiretap systems
the companies employ on behalf of governmental agencies
Salt Typhoon members also had access to other types of Internet traffic, the WSJ reported.
