Networking giant Cisco confirms it was hacked as a partial list of allegedly exfiltrated files published.
Who is behind the Cisco hack?
Cisco said that the initial access vector was through the successful phishing of an employee’s personal Google account, which ultimately led to the compromise of their credentials and access to the Cisco VPN. The threat actor, confirmed as an initial access broker with ties to a Russian group called UNC2447 as well as the Yanluowang ransomware gang was ejected from the network and prevented from re-entry despite many attempts over the following weeks. The tactics, techniques, and procedures also showed some overlap with the Lapsus$ group, many of whom were arrested earlier in the year."Whether this incident was overstated by Yanluowang depends on perspective.
As Cisco confirmed in the initial reporting of this incident, the TTPs pointed to links between the UNC2447 initial access broker and its known associate, the Lapsus$ group.
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