Chinese Threat Actor Exploits ZyXEL Switch Vulnerability to Compromise Nearly 1,000 Devices
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A Chinese threat actor has exploited a recent vulnerability in ZyXEL switches to exfiltrate sensitive information from nearly 1,000 affected devices. The exploitation campaign targeted ZyXEL switch infrastructure specifically. The vulnerability was recently disclosed and has been actively leveraged by the threat actor to compromise the network devices and extract data.