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China-Linked Fire Ant Hijacks Cisco Routers to Steal Credentials and Blind Security Logs

The Hacker News·August 31, 2026·1 min read
China-Linked Fire Ant Hijacks Cisco Routers to Steal Credentials and Blind Security Logs

China-linked cyber espionage actor Fire Ant expanded its campaign beyond VMware hypervisors to compromise Cisco IOS XR routers, TACACS servers, and Linux management hosts. The intrusion targeted high-value networks used for routing, authentication, and management, according to incident response firm Sygnia.

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