Salt Typhoon

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2025
Salt Typhoon used custom malware JumbledPath to spy U.S. telecom providers

China-linked cyber espionage group Salt Typhoon uses custom malware JumbledPath to on spy U.S. telecom providers. Cisco Talos researchers reported that China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon uses a custom-built utility, dubbed JumbledPath, to spy on network traffic of U.S. telecommunication providers. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon (also known as FamousSparrow and GhostEmperor) and has been active since at least 2019 and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2025
China-linked APT Salt Typhoon breached telecoms by exploiting Cisco router flaws

China-linked APT Salt Typhoon has breached more U.S. telecommunications providers via unpatched Cisco IOS XE network devices. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon is still targeting telecommunications providers worldwide, and according to a new report published by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, the threat actors has breached more U.S. telecommunications providers by exploiting unpatched Cisco IOS XE […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 06, 2025
China-linked Salt Typhoon APT compromised more US telecoms than previously known

China-linked Salt Typhoon group that breached multiple US telecoms compromised more firms than previously known, WSJ says. The China-linked cyberespionage group Salt Typhoon targeted more US telecoms than previously known, as The Wall Street Journal reported. According to WSJ, wich cited people familiar with the matter, the Chinese cyberspies also compromised Charter Communications and Windstream. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2025
Lumen reports that it has locked out the Salt Typhoon group from its network

Lumen reports that the Salt Typhoon hacking group, which targeted at least nine U.S. telecom firms, was locked out of its network. This week, a White House official confirmed that China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon has breached a ninth U.S. telecoms company as part of a cyberespionage campaign aimed at telco firms worldwide. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon (also known as FamousSparrow and GhostEmperor) […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2024
China-linked APT Salt Typhoon has breached telcos in dozens of countries

China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon has breached telecommunications companies in dozens of countries, US govt warns. President Biden’s deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said that China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon has breached telecommunications companies in dozens of countries. The Wall Street Journal reported that the senior White House official revealed that at least eight […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2024
U.S. agency cautions employees to limit phone use due to Salt Typhoon hack of telco providers

US CFPB warns employees to avoid work-related mobile calls and texts following China-linked Salt Typhoon hack over security concerns. The US government’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) advises employees to avoid using cellphones for work after China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon hackers breached major telecom providers. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a U.S. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2024
China-linked group Salt Typhoon hacked US broadband providers and breached wiretap systems

China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon breached U.S. broadband providers, potentially accessing systems for lawful wiretapping and other data. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon (also known as FamousSparrow and GhostEmperor) breached U.S. broadband providers, including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, potentially accessing systems for lawful wiretapping and other data. According to the Wall Street Journal, which reported the news […]