The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Wednesday warned companies in the telecommunications, transportation, and other sectors to be alert to Chinese state-sponsored cyber attacks targeting US networks.
The cybersecurity advisory, drafted with the National Security Agency, FBI, and a host of international partners, urged companies to hunt for malicious activity in their networks and to prioritize patching vulnerabilities.
The threat actors are targeting networks globally, largely focusing on backbone routers of major telecommunications providers, the advisory said. But companies in other sectors should also be on alert as bad actors “leverage compromised devices and trusted connections to pivot ...