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#10 Dark Reading general August 27, 2026 at 19:31 UTC

Chinese Routers Sold Worldwide Contain Backdoors

By Nate Nelson

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Security researchers found that ZBT routers, sold globally as white-label products by a Chinese manufacturer, contain multiple pre-installed implants built into the firmware by the manufacturer rather than added post-sale. The backdoors affect an indeterminate number of devices across worldwide supply chains, with the white-label distribution model making accurate exposure estimation difficult. This finding adds to growing evidence supporting the White House's EO 14420 restrictions on foreign-manufactured networking and power infrastructure components.

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