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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign attributed to a China-linked threat actor known as UAT-8099 that took place between late 2025 and early 2026
Cisco on Thursday released security updates for a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, nearly a month after the company disclosed that it had been exploited as a zero-day by a China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) actor codenamed UAT-9686
No timeline for a patch Suspected Chinese-government-linked threat actors have been battering a maximum-severity Cisco AsyncOS zero-day vulnerability in some Secure Email Gateway (SEG) and Secure Email and Web Manager (SEWM) appliances for nearly a month, and there's no timeline for a fix.…
Company to Warn Customers, Disable Insecure Options by DefaultCisco says it will proactively alert network administrators when insecure configurations are detected and will eventually disable insecure features by default. The move comes after Chinese hackers exploited known vulnerabilities in Cisco equipment during major telecom breaches.
US and Allies Warn About Persistent and Long Term Access to Network EquipmentThe Chinese hackers responsible for breaking into telecom networks across the globe capitalize on already documented vulnerabilities, principally in Cisco routing equipment, warn a slew of national cybersecurity agencies. Hackers use publicly known vulnerabilities with CVE designations.
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued an advisory warning of cyber attacks mounted by the China-linked Salt Typhoon actors to breach major global telecommunications providers as part of a cyber espionage campaign
A Chinese-speaking threat actor tracked as UAT-6382 has been linked to the exploitation of a now-patched remote-code-execution vulnerability in Trimble Cityworks to deliver Cobalt Strike and VShell
Chinese Nation-State Hackers Used a Custom Utility to Capture PacketsChinese hackers who infiltrated U.S. telecoms likely only used one, known Cisco vulnerability, says Cisco's threat analysis unit. Otherwise, the Chinese nation-state cyberespionage operation known as Salt Typhoon used stolen login credentials living-off-the-land techniques, says Cisco Talos.
Chinese Nation-State Hackers Used a Custom Utility to Capture PacketsChinese hackers who infiltrated U.S. telecoms likely only used one, known Cisco vulnerability, says Cisco's cybersecurity unit. Otherwise, the Chinese nation-state cyberespionage operation known as Salt Typhoon used stolen login credentials living-off-the-land techniques, says Cisco Talos.
Networks in US and beyond compromised by Beijing's super-snoops pulling off priv-esc attacks China's Salt Typhoon spy crew exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco devices to compromise at least seven devices linked to global telecom providers and other orgs, in addition to its previous victim count.…
Telecoms Still Falling to Chinese Nation-State Hacking Group, Researchers WarnA Chinese cyber espionage group tracked as Salt Typhoon and tied to the mass hacking of telecommunications networks in the U.S. and dozens of other countries has been continuing to seek and hack unpatched equipment, including exploiting two long-patched vulnerabilities in Cisco gear.
Threat actor "Velvet Ant" has been exploiting a vulnerability in Cisco's NX-OS Software for managing a variety of switches, executing commands and dropping custom malware.
Cisco has patched a zero-day vulnerability exploited by a Chinese APT group to compromise Nexus switches
A China-nexus cyber espionage group named Velvet Ant has been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in Cisco NX-OS Software used in its switches to deliver malware
'Volt Typhoon' Could Be Preparing for Renewed Burst of ActivityA Chinese state hacking group is attacking superseded Cisco routers to target government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Beijing cyberespionage hackers dubbed "Volt Typhoon" are using vulnerabilities that were first disclosed in early 2019.
The networking giant discloses new vulnerabilities the same day as warnings get issued that Cisco gear has been targeted in a Chinese APT attack.