{
  "id": 3922076,
  "title": "SPEAKINGSTONE and DARKLANTERN in ZBT-Based White-Label Routers: WAN-Accessible Root Shell and DNS Hijacking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/speakingstone-and-darklantern-in-zbt-based-white-label-routers-wan",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:13:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/anoymask/speakingstone-and-darklantern-in-zbt-based-white-label-routers-wan-accessible-root-shell-and-dns-23aa"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chinese manufacturers have been found to be installing backdoors in their routers that are then resold worldwide, according to a recent report. The vulnerabilities, found in routers using ZBT processors, allow for unauthenticated root access from the WAN, theft of PPPoE credentials, DNS hijacking, and remote SSH access. This poses a significant security risk across multiple brands and countries.",
  "summary": "1. Overview Article Title : Chinese Routers Sold Worldwide Contain Backdoors Source : Dark Reading / VulnCheck Publication Date : 2026-08-27 Original Article : Dark Reading Related Source : VulnCheck primary research Related Malware, Threat Groups, CVEs, Products : SPEAKINGSTONE, DARKLANTERN, ENDLESSDOORS, ZBT WE826-T2, Deep Orange router, WiFlyer router, OpenWrt-derived firmware Severity : High…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}