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After TikTok, the WiFi router in your home may be next Chinese tech ban target

TP-Link routers, among Amazon best sellers and according to some estimates up to 65% of the U.S. market, are on the radar of the U.S. government.

The letter from the Congressional group to Commerce last summer cited a PRC government that has demonstrated a willingness to sponsor hacking campaigns using PRC-affiliated SOHO routers, "particularly those offered by the world's largest manufacturer, TP-Link — and consider using its ICTS authorities to properly mitigate this glaring national security issue." Matt Radolec, vice president of incident response and cloud operations at security company Varonis, says that the government is on the right track, and consumers should not ignore the issue even if the threat of a ban on home devices may not be imminent. Congressional leaders including Illinois Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, an influential House figure in the TikTok ban, say the routers are vulnerable to cybersecurity and cyberespionage aims of the government of the People's Republic of China.

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