Breach at US-based cybersecurity provider F5 blamed on China, sources say

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• Breach at US-based cybersecurity provider F5 blamed on China, sources say</p>

<p>By AJ Vicens and Raphael SatterOctober 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM</p>

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<p>Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Cyber Security" in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration</p>

<p>By AJ Vicens and Raphael Satter</p>

<p>(Reuters) -A breach at U.S.-based cybersecurity company F5 has been blamed on state-backed hackers from China, two people briefed on the investigation said Thursday.</p>

<p>On Wednesday, U.S. government officials said federal networks are being targeted by an unidentified "nation-state cyber threat actor" that's trying to exploit vulnerabilities in products made by F5. The company and the Chinese embassy in Washington did not respond to Reuters' requests for comment.</p>

<p>The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), when contacted by Reuters, did not confirm whether the breach was carried out by Chinese state-backed hackers.</p>

<p>"These same risks extend to any organization using this technology, potentially leading to a catastrophic compromise of critical information systems," CISA Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala said in a statement, without specifying who was behind the hack.</p>

<p>The two people briefed on the investigation said the hackers were inside F5's network for more than a year.</p>

<p>(Reporting by Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens. Devika Nair, Gnaneshwar Rajan, and Nilutpal Timsina provided additional reporting; Editing by Sumana Nandy, Rashmi Aich and Franklin Paul)</p>

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