As part of a coordinated cyber espionage effort to extract sensitive data, nation-state threat actors supported by Beijing breached a “handful” of American internet service providers (ISPs), according to a Wall Street Journal story published on Wednesday.
The behavior has been linked to a threat actor known by the handles FamousSparrow and GhostEmperor, which Microsoft tracks as Salt Typhoon.
According to persons familiar with the situation, the journal quoted investigators as stating that they are investigating if the hackers were able to access Cisco Systems routers, which are essential network components that route a significant portion of internet traffic read more about Chinese Hackers Infiltrate U.S. Internet Providers in Cyber Espionage Campaign.
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