San JoseHackers turned Cisco routers into attack launchpads.
A router breach survives even after every device it serves gets cleaned.
Researchers say the China-linked group, named Fire Ant, compromised the “trust layer” network hardware depends on.
The group is using this foothold to launch further attacks, researchers say.
How each outlet framed it
- The Record
- isolates infrastructure compromise—routers, authentication, management systems—as attack vector enabling lateral movement across organizations
Sources: The Record