Canadian Telecom Firms have been hit by a cyberattack
Chinese threat actor salt typhoon is suspected of being behind the attacks
Hackers utilized an existing Cisco error to access
The Canadian Center for Cyber Security, along with the FBI, has confirmed that hackers were able to access three network devices registered for a Canadian telecommunications company.
“Cyber Center is aware of malicious cyber activities currently aimed at Canadian telecommunications companies. The responsible actors are almost certainly PRC-state-supported actors, specifically Salt Typhon,” the Canadian Center for CyberSecurity said in a statement.
