Summary

Of Cisco's Notification on Salt Typhoon Threat ActorIn a recent confirmation, Cisco has revealed that a sophisticated threat actor known as Salt Typhoon has compromised multiple U.S. telecommunications companies.

The attack is believed to have originated from the exploitation of a known security flaw, CVE-2018-0171.The hackers obtained legitimate login credentials as part of a targeted campaign, allowing them to gain unauthorized access to the affected environments. This tactic highlights the importance of patching vulnerable software and maintaining robust authentication controls to prevent similar breaches in the future.The persistence of the threat actor across multiple equipment types underscores the severity of the vulnerability and the need for immediate action to remediate the issue.