Cisco Confirms It’s Been Hacked by Yanluowang Ransomware Gang

Networking equipment major Cisco on Wednesday confirmed it was the victim of a cyberattack on May 24, 2022 after the attackers got hold of an employee’s personal Google account that contained passwords synced from their web browser.
“Initial access to the Cisco VPN was achieved via the successful compromise of a Cisco employee’s personal Google account,” Cisco Talos said in a detailed write-up.

Networking equipment major Cisco on Wednesday confirmed it was the victim of a cyberattack on May 24, 2022 after the attackers got hold of an employee’s personal Google account that contained passwords synced from their web browser.
“Initial access to the Cisco VPN was achieved via the successful compromise of a Cisco employee’s personal Google account,” Cisco Talos said in a detailed write-up.