Security News

Juniper patches bug that let Chinese cyberspies backdoor routers
2025-03-13 16:40

​Juniper Networks has released emergency security updates to patch a Junos OS vulnerability exploited by Chinese hackers to backdoor routers for stealthy access. [...]

Chinese Hackers Breach Juniper Networks Routers With Custom Backdoors and Rootkits
2025-03-12 14:08

The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as UNC3886 has been observed targeting end-of-life MX routers from Juniper Networks as part of a campaign designed to deploy custom backdoors,...

Chinese cyberspies backdoor Juniper routers for stealthy access
2025-03-12 14:00

Chinese hackers are deploying custom backdoors on Juniper Networks Junos OS MX routers that have reached end-of-life (EoL) and no longer receive security updates. [...]

India wants backdoors into clouds, email, SaaS, for tax inspectors
2025-03-09 23:58

PLUS: Malaysia teams with Arm for local chip designs; NTT warns of possible breach; Samsung strikers settle; and more Asia in Brief India’s government has proposed giving its tax authorities...

Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices
2025-03-08 16:12

The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains an undocumented backdoor that could be leveraged for attacks. [...]

Over 1,000 WordPress Sites Infected with JavaScript Backdoors Enabling Persistent Attacker Access
2025-03-06 09:57

Over 1,000 websites powered by WordPress have been infected with a third-party JavaScript code that injects four separate backdoors. "Creating four backdoors facilitates the attackers having...

Apple drags UK government to court over 'backdoor' order
2025-03-05 14:38

A first-of-its-kind legal challenge set to be heard this month, per reports Apple has reportedly filed a legal complaint with the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) contesting the UK...

Chinese APT Lotus Panda Targets Governments With New Sagerunex Backdoor Variants
2025-03-05 11:03

The threat actor known as Lotus Panda has been observed targeting government, manufacturing, telecommunications, and media sectors in the Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Taiwan with updated...

Why a push for encryption backdoors is a global security risk
2025-03-04 05:30

Governments in the UK, US, and Europe are pressuring tech companies to weaken encryption in the name of security. The latest push from the UK government demanding Apple create a backdoor to...

Governments can't seem to stop asking for secret backdoors
2025-03-03 09:30

Cut off one head and 100 grow back? Decapitation may not be the way to go Opinion With Apple pulling the plug on at-rest end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for UK users, and Signal threatening to pull...