The prolonged attack, which lasted 300+ days, is the first known compromise of the US electric grid by the Voltzite subgroup of the Chinese APT; during it, the APT attempted to exfiltrate critical OT infrastructure data.
'Ballista' Botnet Exploits 2023 Vulnerability in TP-Link Routers
In the past, the vulnerability was exploited to drop Mirai botnet malware. Today, it's being used once more for another botnet campaign with its own malware.
To truly become indispensable in the boardroom, CISOs need to meet the dual demands of defending against sophisticated adversaries while leading resilience strategies.