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Backdoored firmware lets China state hackers control routers with “magic packets”

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Backdoored firmware lets China state hackers control routers with “magic packets”

Chinese government-backed hackers are infiltrating the networks of multinational companies in the US and Japan by planting malware into routers, according to government advisories. The hacking group, known as BlackTech, has been operating since at least 2010 and has a history of targeting public organizations and private companies. These hackers gain control of network devices used by subsidiaries, install malicious firmware, and use the compromised routers to infiltrate the networks of trusted companies. Cisco routers are predominantly affected, but newer models equipped with secure boot capabilities are less vulnerable. Traditional detection techniques may not be effective against this malware.

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