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

  • Avieshek@lemmy.worldOP
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    8 days ago

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

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        8 days ago

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

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          8 days 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.

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            8 days 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.