Two former Cisco Networking Academy students have been linked to the Salt Typhoon campaign, which has compromised 80+ global telecom providers. Investigators say the attackers used technical skills learned directly from Cisco’s curriculum to target IOS and ASA devices.
This case reignites debate over whether corporate training programs in politically tense regions may inadvertently strengthen future threat actors.
Source: https://cybersecuritynews.com/chinese-hackers-attacking-cisco-devices/
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