Likely Chinese Hacking Contractor Is Quick to Exploit N-Days

UNC5174 Exploited F5 BIG-IP and ScreenConnect Vulnerabilities
A likely Chinese hacker-for-hire used high-profile vulnerabilities in a campaign targeting a slew of Southeast Asian and U.S. governmental and research organizations, says threat intel firm Mandiant. Rapid exploitation of newly patched flaws has become a hallmark of Chinese threat actors.

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