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'Sandworm' Chains Cisco Vulnerabilities to Deploy Cyclops Blink
Dark Reading
· September 14, 2026AI summary
The Russian threat group known as Sandworm is using a combination of Cisco vulnerabilities to deploy an upgraded version of the Cyclops Blink botnet malware. This malware had been disrupted by the FBI in 2022, but it appears to have been revamped and is now being spread by the group.
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