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Velvet Ant

Unknown Dormant
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First seen
12 Jun 2026
Last seen
12 Jun 2026

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Threat focus:
supply chain

Origin

Unattributed

Profile

Velvet Ant is a China-linked threat actor known for backdooring a Linux login software. This backdoor allowed the group to hide in compromised systems for nearly a decade. The attack represents a supply chain compromise that granted persistent access.

Affected vendors

PamOpenSSHCiscoF5

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Recent activity

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