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‘All US forces must now assume their networks are compromised’ after Salt Typhoon breach
The announcement marks the second major Salt Typhoon incident in the space of two years
The DoD report, released following an FOI request by the Property of the People nonprofit, details a long-running campaign that “extensively compromised” the National Guard network from March 2024 to December last year. As part of the breach, the Salt Typhoon is believed to have collected and exfiltrated sensitive data, including configuration files for critical national infrastructure (CNI) organizations and state government agencies. “The ability of groups such as Salt Typhoon to move laterally across different units and systems is why government agencies must accelerate Zero Trust adoption and go even further with a breach containment strategy,” Barlet added.
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