[Salt Typhoon](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1045) is a People's Republic of China (PRC) state-backed actor that has been active since at least 2019 and responsible for numerous compromises of network infrastructure at major U.S. telecommunication and internet service providers (ISP). [Salt Typhoon](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1045) has targeted and leveraged public facing network edge devices to gain access to victim environments. [Salt Typhoon](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1045) has been publicly associated with activities resembling other security industry reported activity groups to include OPERATOR PANDA, RedMike, GhostEmperor, and UNC5807.(Citation: US Dept. of Treasury Salt Typhoon JAN 2025)(Citation: Cisco Salt Typhoon FEB 2025)(Citation: CISA_AA25-239ASaltTyphoon_Sept2025)(Citation: CarySentinelLabs_CiscoSaltTyphoon_Dec2025)(Citation: CrowdStrike_OperatorPanda_NoDate)(Citation: RF_SaltTyphoon_Feb2025)(Citation: Microsoft_ThreatActorNaming_NoDate)(Citation: Mandiant_M-Trends2026_Mar2026)