<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Canada and FBI warn of China-linked APT Salt Typhoon cyber espionage targeting Canadian telecom firms.</li><li>Salt Typhoon hacking campaign active for 1–2 years, targeting telecom providers in several countries.</li><li>In February 2025, Insikt Group reported ongoing Salt Typhoon attacks globally, breaching U.S. telecom providers.</li><li>Chinese hackers exploited Cisco flaws CVE-2023-20198 and CVE-2023-20273.</li><li>PRC-linked Salt Typhoon likely hacked Canadian telecom devices using exploits for data theft.</li><li>Canada warns of ongoing cyber activities targeting telecom companies by state-sponsored actors.</li><li>Salt Typhoon group conducts network reconnaissance beyond telecoms, with espionage anticipated for coming years.</li><li>State-sponsored hackers, particularly from China, focus on telecom providers for valuable data collection.</li><li>In 2024, Salt Typhoon breached telecom companies globally, compromising U.S. firms for metadata collection.</li><li>Reports indicate Salt Typhoon also targeted satellite firm Viasat.</li></ul>

China-linked APT Salt Typhoon targets Canadian Telecom companies

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