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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.zyxel.com/ |
Zyxel is a telecommunication company that was founded in 1989 in Taiwan. They are most known to create consumer grade routers but also produce enterprise equipment.
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 announcing they had no plans to release a patch for two actively exploited flaws (zero-day vulnerabilities) in its routers, potentially affecting thousands of customers. The company 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. 4 Feb 2025. Archived from the original on 12 Nov 2025. Retrieved 26 Jan 2026.
- ↑ Page, Carly (5 Feb 2025). "Router maker Zyxel tells customers to replace vulnerable hardware exploited by hackers". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 17 Feb 2026. Retrieved 26 Jan 2026.
- ↑ Whittaker, Zack (5 Feb 2025). "Zack Whittaker on Mastodon". Mastodon. Archived from the original on 26 Feb 2025. Retrieved 26 Jan 2026.