Avieshek to TechnologyEnglish • 1 day agoUS targets TP-Link with a potential ban on the Chinese routerswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square106arrow-up1311arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: hardware
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TP-link is reportedly being investigated over national security concerns linked to vulnerabilities in its very popular routers.
minus-square@frankgrimeszzlinkEnglish1•edit-21 day agoI’m not sure, but with routers, I think OpenWRT installs/flashes at the firmware level. There could be hardware level vulnerabilities I suppose. In the case of Lenovo laptops used in Iraq (2004), China had additional hardware chips snooping and sending data back via Ethernet cable.
I’m not sure, but with routers, I think OpenWRT installs/flashes at the firmware level. There could be hardware level vulnerabilities I suppose.
In the case of Lenovo laptops used in Iraq (2004), China had additional hardware chips snooping and sending data back via Ethernet cable.