Salt Typhoon: Seriously? More of This Shit.

Oh, joy. Another state-sponsored APT group – this one called “Salt Typhoon” (real original name, assholes) – is running around exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco, Ivanti, and Palo Alto Networks gear to compromise over 600 organizations globally. Like we don’t have enough problems.

Apparently, they’re using a multi-stage attack chain. First, they get initial access through publicly known flaws (because *someone* isn’t patching), then deploy custom malware for reconnaissance and data theft. They are targeting defense, tech, telecom, and manufacturing sectors – basically anyone with something worth stealing. Shocking.

Ivanti Connect Secure is a major entry point, as usual. Cisco ASA VPNs are also getting hammered. And Palo Alto Networks firewalls? Yeah, they’re not immune either. They’ve been at it since *at least* 2021, so if you haven’t updated your systems yet, you deserve whatever happens to you.

The article says Mandiant (Google now, naturally) is tracking them and providing indicators of compromise (IOCs). Good luck actually implementing those before they move on to the next victim. Honestly, it’s just a constant game of whack-a-mole with these guys, and we’re losing.

Bottom line: Patch your shit. Seriously. And maybe consider throwing all your network gear in the trash and starting over. It might be less stressful.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/salt-typhoon-exploits-cisco-ivanti-palo.html

   Look, I once had to deal with a company that hadn’t updated their firewall firmware in *five years*. Five years! They were running software so old it was practically archaeological. When I asked why, the IT guy shrugged and said “It works.” It worked until it didn’t, of course. Then they called *me* at 3 AM when a script kiddie walked right through their defenses. Don’t be that company. Just…don’t.

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