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Drilling Down on Uncle Sam’s Proposed TP-Link Ban

Summary: The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban future sales of TP-Link Systems wireless routers and networking gear, with more than a half-dozen federal departments and agencies backing the proposal and Commerce officials concluding the products pose a risk due to the company's alleged jurisdiction or influence by the Chinese government. TP-Link denies the allegations, says it split from China-based TP-Link Technologies over the past three years, puts its market share at around 30 percent rather than the estimated 50 percent, and notes that most competitors also source components from China.

Key Takeaway: Microsoft reported in October 2024 that a network of compromised TP-Link small office and home office routers had been abused by multiple Chinese state-sponsored hacking groups since 2021 for password spraying attacks against Microsoft accounts, and Check Point documented a Chinese group dubbed Camaro Dragon using a malicious firmware implant on TP-Link routers against European foreign affairs entities.

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