Researchers said they now believe the malware has infected twice the number of router brands than previously stated and that the malware packs a much deadlier punch.

Researchers find six previously unknown memory corruption and unlock-bypass vulnerabilities in major chipset vendors’ firmware code.

WiMAX routers manufactured by several companies, including Huawei and ZyXEL, are vulnerable to an authentication bypass and potential backdoors.

Researchers claim that APT3, widely believed to be a China-based threat actor, is directly connected to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).

A previously undisclosed baseband vulnerability impacting Huawei smartphones, laptop WWAN modules and IoT components was revealed Thursday at the Infiltrate Conference