On Monday, the communication network major Cisco admitted that they had been hacked on July 28, 2022. The hackers gained access to an employee’s individual Gmail account, with passwords synchronized throughout their browser-based platforms. A Cisco employee’s private email account was compromised, Cisco Talos reported, allowing hackers first access to the company’s VPN system. For example, “the user had allowed credential synchronization through Chrome Browser and had kept their Cisco login information in the browser, allowing those segments to sync to their Gmail account.” It was revealed on August 9 when cyber criminals with the AwakenCybers malware group uploaded a …
