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Edge-to-Core Escalation: Nation-State Actors Weaponize EOL F5 BIG-IP Appliances
Nation-state threat actors are pivoting from traditional endpoint attacks to "Edge-to-Core" escalation, weaponizing unpatched or End-of-Life (EOL) F5 BIG-IP appliances to bypass perimeter defenses. By exploiting the implicit trust between edge devices and internal infrastructure, attackers are successfully pivoting through internal SaaS applications to achieve full Identity and Active Directory compromise.