The incoming Trump administration could take action next year.

TP-link is reportedly being investigated over national security concerns linked to vulnerabilities in its very popular routers.

  • Erasmus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    2 days ago

    Someone in the comment section posted a good question. Which specific routers that TP-Link makes are the issue?

    Is it all routers that they make or is this just because they are selling inexpensive routers that have become a large part of the US market?

    Does someone have an article that isn’t biased one way or the other that gives a list of effected routers ?

    • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      Does someone have an article that isn’t biased one way or the other

      We’re literally inside an imperial core.

      that gives a list of effected routers ?

      If there was a list of effected routers, TP-Link would most likely have patched them.

      • Avieshek@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        Most likely old routers still sold on Amazon instead of the latest WiFi 7 models on the website~

          • Avieshek@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            1·
            20 hours ago

            TP-Link is popular because of their cheap options while easy-to-setup for average joe families.

            • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              1·
              18 hours ago

              Right, but I’m not seeing a reason that only the older routers would have these vulnerabilities. I’m guessing the base OS for all of them is quite similar.

              • Avieshek@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
                1·
                18 hours ago

                Well, they also don’t offer more than 2 updates on their proprietary software… so you can just categorise them as vintage or out of service like Apple especially for even older hardware that’s $20 or less like Tenda which is also another Chinese brand.