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Chinese Hackers Breach Juniper Networks Routers With Custom Backdoors and Rootkits

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()5 min read4 · 4 reads
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CVE-2025-21590
Kernel Code Injection Flaw in Juniper Junos OS Exploited in the Wild
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5 min read at thehackernews.com

The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as UNC3886 has been observed targeting end-of-life MX Series routers from Juniper Networks as part of a campaign designed to deploy custom backdoors, highlighting their ability to focus on internal networking infrastructure.

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