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F5 BIG-IP Exploited in Three-Year Espionage Campaign by Velvet Ant

Threat Level – Red | Vulnerability Report
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Summary:

A highly sophisticated, state-sponsored cyber threat group associated with China, known as Velvet Ant, exploited F5 BIG-IP appliances to establish and sustain a persistent connection to internal networks for nearly three years, facilitating extensive data exfiltration.
 

Threat Level – Red | Attack Report

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