Chinese Hackers Caught Deep Within Telecom Backbone Infrastructure

Multiple SecurityWeek items: a Chinese state-sponsored actor was discovered deploying kernel implants and passive backdoors deep in telecom backbone infrastructure enabling long-term espionage and persistent access; Cisco released patches for multiple high- and medium-severity IOS software flaws (DoS, secure-boot bypass, information disclosure, privilege escalation) and organizations should prioritize updates; Apple rolled out iOS/macOS security updates for multiple releases; alleged RedLine infostealer administrator Hambardzum Minasyan was extradited to the US; the FCC banned new consumer/SMB