Cybersecurity

F5 Systems Breached by Nation-State Actor, Customer Data and Source Code Accessed

A nation-state affiliated threat actor gained persistent access to F5’s development environment, exfiltrating source code and customer configuration files. Federal agencies have been directed to take immediate emergency actions regarding F5 BIG-IP products following the security breach disclosure.

Security Breach at F5 Networks

A nation-state-affiliated threat actor gained unauthorized access to systems at F5, Inc., exfiltrating source code for its BIG-IP application delivery and security products along with files containing customer configuration or implementation information, according to regulatory filings and company statements. The Seattle-based security vendor disclosed Wednesday that the threat actor had “long-term, persistent access” to both the BIG-IP development environment and engineering knowledge management platform.