US, Partners Issue Warning on China’s Covert Attacks Using Routers, Smart Devices

Hackers can make use of any vulnerable device in an organization’s infrastructure, officials say.

In this photo illustration, a hacker types on a computer keyboard on May 13, 2025. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times

The United States and global partners issued an advisory on Thursday, warning about the threat posed by China-backed hackers using online networks of compromised devices to attack governments and organizations.

“These networks are mainly made up of compromised Small Office Home Office (SOHO) routers, as well as ... smart devices,” reads the April 23 joint advisory published by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).