2 Men Linked to China’s Salt Typhoon Hacker Group Likely Trained in a Cisco ‘Academy’

Reporting describes how the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Salt Typhoon penetrated at least nine telecom companies and exploited Cisco product vulnerabilities to surveil communications (including targeting high-profile U.S. political figures), and a researcher’s finding that two individuals tied to firms linked to the group previously participated in Cisco’s Networking Academy competitions, suggesting a possible pathway from corporate-sponsored training into offensive activity.