Volt Typhoon Exploits Versa Director Flaw to Target US and India ISPs

Aug 27, 2024, 02:19 PM

Chinese government-backed hacking group Volt Typhoon has been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director, a California-based startup's product, to target internet service providers (ISPs) in the United States and India. The campaign aims to steal credentials of the ISPs' downstream customers. Security researchers describe the operation as unusually aggressive and sophisticated. The hackers have penetrated deep into U.S. internet service providers to spy on users, according to private security researchers and sources familiar with the American response. This incident underscores an urgent need for enhanced national cybersecurity policies.