# Firewall Vendor's 5-Year Battle Against Chinese Hackers Revealed! 🔒

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/firewall-vendors-5-year-battle-against-chinese-hackers-revealed/294876>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** hacking, technology\
**Created:** [November 1, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/firewall-vendors-5-year-battle-against-chinese-hackers-revealed/294876 "2024-11-01T15:30:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/firewall-vendors-5-year-battle-against-chinese-hackers-revealed/294876/1 "2024-11-01T15:30:33Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Long-Standing Conflict**  
British cybersecurity firm **Sophos** has disclosed its five-year struggle against Chinese hackers who targeted its firewall products to breach various global organizations.

2. **Sophisticated Attacks**  
The attacks have been traced back to researchers in **Chengdu, China** , linked to local technology firms and academic institutions, affecting critical sites, including nuclear facilities and military locations.

3. **Surveillance Measures**  
Sophos deployed surveillance code on its devices to monitor the hackers’ development of advanced intrusion tools, including new “bootkit” malware.

4. **Shift in Tactics**  
The recent attacks have shifted focus from discovering new vulnerabilities to exploiting outdated firewall installations, prompting warnings from the company about unsupported devices.

5. **Call to Action**  
Sophos CEO **Joe Levy** emphasizes the need for device owners to replace old equipment and for security vendors to communicate end-of-life timelines to prevent unpatched vulnerabilities.

**Read more at:** [Wired](https://www.wired.com/story/sophos-chengdu-china-five-year-hacker-war/)