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US targets TP-Link with a potential ban on the Chinese routers
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this post was submitted on 18 Dec 2024
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If there was a list of effected routers, TP-Link would most likely have patched them.
Most likely old routers still sold on Amazon instead of the latest WiFi 7 models on the website~
Why would you assume that? They probably all use the same base.
TP-Link is popular because of their cheap options while easy-to-setup for average joe families.
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.
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.