Canadian telecom hacked by suspected China state group
10 months ago
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- Hackers linked to the Chinese government exploited a patched vulnerability to target a Canadian telecom provider.
- The vulnerability, CVE-2023-20198, had a maximum severity rating of 10 and affected Cisco devices.
- Salt Typhoon, a PRC state-sponsored group, is suspected to be behind the attack.
- The group previously compromised US telecom companies like Verizon and AT&T, monitoring wiretap systems.
- Cisco released a patch a week after the vulnerability was disclosed by security firm VulnCheck.