Meet Liminal Panda, which prowls telecom networks in South Asia and Africa
A senior US senator has warned that American tech companies’ activities in China represent a national security risk, in a hearing that saw infosec biz CrowdStrike testify it has identified another cyber-espionage crew it believes is backed by Beijing.
Liminal Panda is one of 63 different"Pandas" that CrowdStrike tracks — this is the designation that the cybersecurity firm gives to network intruders based in or linked to China – and Meyer said this one has been sneaking into telecommunications networks in South Asia and Africa since at least 2020. In his testimony, Meyers detailed a recent incident that saw Liminal Panda compromise telecom networks, install multiple access routes to the targeted organizations, and snoop on their customers.
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