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#China government #hackers penetrate #US #internet providers to #spy

Beijing’s hacking effort has “dramatically stepped up from where it used to be,” says fmr top US #cybersecurity ofcl.

#Chinese govt-backed hackers have penetrated deep into US ISPs in recent months to spy on their #users.

The unusually aggressive & sophisticated attacks include access to ≥2 major providers w/millions of customers as well as several smaller providers.

#InfoSec #security #geopolitics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/27/chinese-government-hackers-penetrate-us-internet-providers-spy/

Chinese government hackers penetrate U.S. internet providers to spy

Beijing’s hacking effort has “dramatically stepped up from where it used to be,” says former top U.S cybersecurity official.
Joseph Menn (The Washington Post)
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“It is business as usual now for #China, but that is dramatically stepped up from where it used to be. It is an order of magnitude worse,” said Brandon Wales, who until earlier this month was executive director of the #Cybersecurity & Infrastructure #Security Agency, #CISA.

The #hacks raise concern because their targets are believed to include #government & #military personnel working #undercover & groups of strategic interest to China.

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“This is privileged, high-level connectivity to interesting customers,” said Mike Horka, a researcher at Lumen Technologies & a fmr #FBI agent. It was notable, he added, that the groups considered the effort important enough to exploit previously undiscovered #software flaws that could have been preserved for later use.

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Though there is no evidence that the new inroads are aimed at anything other than gathering #intelligence, some of the techniques & resources employed are associated w/those used in the past year by a #China-backed group known as #VoltTyphoon…. #US intelligence ofcls said that group sought access to equipment at Pacific #ports & other #infrastructure to enable China to sow #panic & #disrupt America’s ability to move #troops, #weaponry & supplies to #Taiwan if armed conflict breaks out.
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#Lumen researchers said they had identified 3 US ISPs that had been hacked this summer, one of them large, along w/another #US company & 1 in #India.

In a blog made public Tues, Lumen said the #hackers used a previously unknown vulnerability, known as a #ZeroDay flaw, in a program made by #VersaNetworks for managing wide-area networks. #Versa acknowledged the critical vulnerability late last week, warning only its direct customers.

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https://blog.lumen.com/taking-the-crossroads-the-versa-director-zero-day-exploitation/

Taking the Crossroads: The Versa Director Zero-Day Exploitation - Lumen

BLL discovered an active 0day exploit in a popular SD-WAN device that is used by many ISPs, we attribute this to Volt Typhoon based on TTPs and some of their router control network
Black Lotus Labs (Lumen)
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