Cyber giant F5 Networks says government hackers had longterm access to its systems, stole code and customer data | TechCrunch

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- Cybersecurity firm F5 Networks says government-backed hackers had “long-term, persistent access” to its network.
- F5 said the hackers had access to its BIG-IP product development environment and its knowledge management systems.
- The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre warned on Wednesday that hackers could “enable a threat actor to exploit F5 devices and software” F5 has over 1,000 corporate customers and serves more than 85% of the Fortune 500, the largest public companies by revenue.
Cybersecurity firm F5 Networks says governmentbacked hackers had longterm, persistent access to its network, which allowed them to steal the companys source code and customer information.In a fi [+2601 chars]