New Delhi, Dutch cybersecurity researchers have discovered
backdoor account in over 1 lakh networking devices manufactured by Taiwan-based company
Zyxel, that can grant hackers access to those
vulnerable devices and put data at risk.
The backdoor account, discovered by a team of Dutch security researchers from
Eye Control, is considered as bad as it gets in terms of vulnerabilities,
ZDNet reported on Saturday.
"Affected models include many of Zyxel's top products from its line of business-grade devices, usually deployed across private enterprise and government networks," the report mentioned.
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Zyxel has issued a security patch "for the hardcoded credential vulnerability of firewalls and
AP controllers recently reported by researchers from Eye Control Netherlands".
Users are advised to install the applicable firmware updates for optimal protection, the company said in an update.
State-sponsored hackers and ransomware groupd can abuse this backdoor account to access vulnerable devices.
"Affected models include many of Zyxel's top products from its line of business-grade devices, usually deployed across private enterprise and government networks," the report mentioned on Friday.
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