Network controllers targeted for keys and long-term strategic access
Daily Cyber News: Network controllers targeted for keys and long-term strategic access
Attackers exploited Cisco SD-WAN controllers to gain privileged access and install malware designed for persistence and key theft. The KeyDrift framework operated inside legitimate control-plane processes, intercepted decrypted traffic and collected material believed to protect data-plane communications. The campaign targeted organizations involved in space, satellites, defense, aerospace and policy research.
Key context: This matters because compromising a network controller can expose far more than one device.
Additional detail: Patch and harden SD-WAN controllers, then review them for rogue peers, altered startup scripts and unexplained key access.
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