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Zyxel is a telecommunication company that was founded in 1989 in Taiwan. They are most known to create consumer grade routers but also produces enterprise equipment.
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.zyxel.com/ |
Zyxel Communications Corporation is a subisidiary of Zyxel Group Corporation.
Incidents
Zyxel refuses to release patches for actively exploited zero day vulnerabilities(2024-2025)
Zyxel released a statement where they have no plans to release a patch for two actively exploited flaws in its routers, potentially affecting thousands of customers.
Zyxel advised customers to buy new routers despite the fact that the affected routers were still possible to buy online.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ "Zyxel security advisory for command injection and insecure default credentials vulnerabilities in certain legacy DSL CPE". Zyxel. 2025-02-04. Archived from the original on 2025-02-09.
- ↑ Page, Carly (5 Feb 2025). "Router maker Zyxel tells customers to replace vulnerable hardware exploited by hackers". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 5 Feb 2025. Retrieved 28 Mar 2025.
- ↑ Whittaker, Zack (5 Feb 2025). "Wow. Router maker Zyxel says it has no plans to release a patch for two *actively exploited* flaws in its routers affecting potentially thousands of customers. Instead, Zyxel is advising customers to rip out affected devices and buy new routers. However, the affected buggy routers are still available for purchase". Mastodon. Archived from the original on 26 Feb 2025. Retrieved 28 Mar 2025.