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Fire Ant hackers turn Cisco routers into spying platforms

August 31, 2026 1 min read 5 views
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Chinese hacking group Fire Ant compromised Cisco IOS XR routers, deploying custom malware and a new backdoor called BridgeAgent to covertly capture traffic and probe connected networks.

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