US is investigating potential national security risks posed by internet routers used by millions

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

Published 7:14 PM EST, Wed December 18, 2024



A TP-Link router is seen in this August 2024 photo. Ruslan Lytvyn/Alamy


CNN — US officials are investigating potential national security risks tied to a telecom company founded in China whose internet routers are used by millions, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

US officials are concerned that cheap and ubiquitous routers made by TP-Link could offer a foothold for China-backed hackers into US infrastructure, the sources said.

The Commerce Department has opened a probe into the company that is in its nascent stages. One possible outcome of the probe is a ban on the sale of TP-Link routers in the US, two of the sources, said.

It’s just one of a flurry of actions the Biden administration has taken in its waning days that officials say are aimed at blunting China’s ability to hack the American telecoms sector. The actions will carry into the Trump administration as it inherits the steep challenge of trying to counter China’s aggressive use of cyber operations to collect intelligence

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[Irish_Dem]

1. China is the source of most US imported goods.

And China is at war with the US.

Of course they are going to sabotage us with those goods.
Duh.

[2naSalit]

2. The problem...

Is getting people to get rid of them.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Russia/China want to crash the US economy, so maybe people will stop buying Chinese crap.

One good outcome of the crash.

[Avalon Sparks]

5. No sense

It makes no sense that China would try to cash the U.S. economy when the U.S. is their biggest customer.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Everyone is making threats right now.

[Avalon Sparks]

7. China

China is NOT going to cut off their nose to spite their face, period.

[Omaha Steve]

4. We have TP-Link smart light bulbs

[TomWilm]

8. CIA Hacked your WiFi Routers For Years

Leaked documents from the CIA's elite Engineering Development Group suggest the agency has been helping itself to wireless internet routers as part of Company operations going back years.

ZDNet reported that documents released by WikiLeaks show how the CIA has been remotely tapping into routers in private homes and businesses with a variety of tools so as to gain access to those computer networks. Included in the "dozens of files" released by WikiLeaks are installation guides, manuals, and maps that indicate the CIA's use of various tools for monitoring and analyzing their targets' online activities, among other things.

According to ZDNet, which reviewed but could not authenticate the documents, the CIA had successfully created software 'implants' capable of gaining control in "roughly 25 different devices" from 10 manufacturers, including the popular router brands Netgear, Linksys, Belkin, D-Link, and Asus. ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2017/06/18/new-wikileaks-docs-show-the-cia-has-been-hacking-wifi-routers-for-years/

[El Supremo]

9. I just replaced m Archer 1500...

... that I used for years with an Xfinity Gateway combo modem wi-fi.