F5 Hack: Attack Linked to China, BIG-IP Flaws Patched, Governments Issue Alerts

More information has come to light on the cyberattack disclosed on Wednesday by security and application delivery solutions provider F5.

F5 blamed the attack on an unspecified nation-state threat actor. Immediately after the news broke, SecurityWeek reported that the attack profile points to China as the potential threat actor.

Chinese hackers are known to target BIG-IP appliances. In addition, Google reported recently that Chinese cyberspies had targeted SaaS and technology companies in an effort to obtain valuable data, including source code that could be analyzed in search for zero-day vulnerabilities. The attack involved a piece of malware named Brickstorm.

Although it has not publicly said so, F5 also believes China is behind the attack, according to a report by Bloomberg. The publication also reported that F5 has been providing customers a threat hunting guide focusing on the Brickstorm malware.

F5 customers have been told that the hackers dwelled in the ...