The White House ordered Commerce and Homeland Security to examine weak spots in how the IT and communications industries produce hardware and software.

The bug is in SMA 100 mobile networking, which aims to add a layer of security fo employees using their own devices to access corporate networks.

It's an ambitious project inspired by the infamous Spectre and Meltdown flaws.

The attack appears to mark an evolution in cyber-espionage.

The company confirmed the incident is under investigation.

Billions of devices are affected, according to Eclypsium.