Governments issue alerts after 'sophisticated' state-backed actor found exploiting flaws in Cisco security boxes

Don't get too comfortable: 'Line Dancer' malware may be targeting other vendors, too

A previously unknown and "sophisticated" nation-state group compromised Cisco firewalls as early as November 2023 for espionage purposes — and possibly attacked network devices made by other vendors including Microsoft, according to warnings from the networking giant and three Western governments.…

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