White House: Salt Typhoon hacks possible because telecoms lacked basic security measures

The White House said Friday the Salt Typhoon breach occurred in large part due to failures at telecom companies to protect their systems. 

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@WizardBear @zorinlynx Be aware of the origin of the hardware you're using.

"A firmware implant, revealed in a write-up from Check Point Research, contains a full-featured backdoor that allows attackers to establish communications and file transfers with infected devices, remotely issue commands, and upload, download, and delete files. The implant came in the form of firmware images for TP-Link routers. The well-written C++ code, however, took pains to implement its functionality in a “firmware-agnostic” manner, meaning it would be trivial to modify it to run on other router models."

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/malware-turns-home-routers-into-proxies-for-chinese-state-sponsored-hackers/

#Infosec #DataSecurity #DataSafety #Privacy #Malware #Spyware #Xiware #ChineseEspionage

Malware turns home routers into proxies for Chinese state-sponsored hackers

Following in the footsteps of VPNFilter, new firmware obscures hackers' endpoints.

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