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Chinese Hackers Breach US Internet Firms via Startup, Lumen Says
The state-sponsored Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon is exploiting a bug in a California-based startup to hack American and Indian internet companies, according to security researchers. From a report: Volt Typhoon has breached four US firms, including internet service providers, and an...
From a report: Volt Typhoon has breached four US firms, including internet service providers, and another in India through a vulnerability in a Versa Networks server product, according to Lumen's unit Black Lotus Labs. Versa, which makes software that manages network configurations and has attracted investment from Blackrock and Sequoia Capital, announced the bug last week and offered a patch and other mitigations. The US this year accused Volt Typhoon of infiltrating networks that operate critical US services, including some of the country's water facilities, power grid and communications sectors, in order to cause disruptions during a future crisis, such as an invasion of Taiwan.
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