jsr on Nostr: The US is considering banning TP-LINK routers. https://m.primal.net/NBiO.png Company ...
The US is considering banning TP-LINK routers.
Company has the majority market share in US for homes & small biz.
Concerns stem from Chinese-gov linked attackers repeatedly leveraging vulnerabilities.. and the company not taking much action.
The threat from TP-Link is real. Just look at how CovertNetwork-1658 runs a massive password-spraying operation from compromised routers.
On the other hand, not clear that banning router companies 1 by 1 is going to solve the other half of the problem.
Which, narrowly, is that most SOHO routers are just very vulnerable and used for years without updates. Many more even than random end-of-life Androids etc. And threat actors around the world are already exploiting this. Doesn't matter their country-of-origin, the threat is real.
More broadly, the issue is that accountability & oversight in the US around catastrophically privacy violating & insecure technology is a joke....
So that, as usual, the consequences flow to vulnerable users & systems...
Story: https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/us-ban-china-router-tp-link-systems-7d7507e6?st=oP8Bk2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Company has the majority market share in US for homes & small biz.
Concerns stem from Chinese-gov linked attackers repeatedly leveraging vulnerabilities.. and the company not taking much action.
The threat from TP-Link is real. Just look at how CovertNetwork-1658 runs a massive password-spraying operation from compromised routers.
On the other hand, not clear that banning router companies 1 by 1 is going to solve the other half of the problem.
Which, narrowly, is that most SOHO routers are just very vulnerable and used for years without updates. Many more even than random end-of-life Androids etc. And threat actors around the world are already exploiting this. Doesn't matter their country-of-origin, the threat is real.
More broadly, the issue is that accountability & oversight in the US around catastrophically privacy violating & insecure technology is a joke....
So that, as usual, the consequences flow to vulnerable users & systems...
Story: https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/us-ban-china-router-tp-link-systems-7d7507e6?st=oP8Bk2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink