F5 Discloses Nation-State Hackers Stole BIG-IP Vulnerabilities and Source Code
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Summary
Cybersecurity company F5 disclosed that nation-state hackers breached its systems and stole undisclosed BIG-IP security vulnerabilities and source code. The breach was discovered on August 9, 2025, with investigations revealing the attackers had long-term access to F5's BIG-IP product development environment and engineering knowledge management platform. F5 is a Fortune 500 company specializing in cybersecurity, cloud management, and application delivery networking.
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The company states that it first became aware of the breach on August 9, 2025, with its investigations revealing that the attackers had gained long-term access to its system.
The attackers had access to the company's BIG-IP product development environment and engineering knowledge management platform.
F5 is a Fortune 500 tech giant specializing in cybersecurity, cloud management, and application delivery networking (ADN) applications.
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