Chinese Nation-State Hacker Is Exploiting Cisco Routers

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A Chinese state hacking group is attacking superseded Cisco routers to target government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Beijing cyberespionage hackers dubbed "Volt Typhoon" are using vulnerabilities that were first disclosed in early 2019 to construct a botnet composed of Cisco RV320 and RV325 small office and home office routers, says a report from SecurityScorecard. The cybersecurity firm said that over a 37-day period, it observed Volt Typhoon, also known as Bronze Silhouette, compromise nearly one-third of the vulnerable Cisco routers.

Chinese Nation-State Hacker Is Exploiting Cisco Routers