About the group
Salt Typhoon is a People's Republic of China (PRC) state-backed actor that has been active since at least 2019 and responsible for numerous compromises of network infrastructure at major U.S. telecommunication and internet service providers (ISP).
Attack chain
Plausible scenario built from the group's real techniques, ordered by the phases of an attack. Each step shows how the group typically operates.
Illustrative chain derived from techniques documented in MITRE ATT&CK — it does not represent a specific past attack. Severity summarizes the known arsenal (kill-chain coverage, actively exploited CVEs, techniques).
Techniques (MITRE ATT&CK) 14
How the group operates, mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK matrix and organized by the phases of an attack.
Exploited vulnerabilities 3
CVEs this group is known to exploit, per MITRE ATT&CK. Ordered by real-world severity.
References
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