Maybe the FCC was onto something: These routers are phoning home to China with a secret backdoor

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How do you know if you’re impacted? Since the branding could vary here, the best way looks like checking your router’s model number against this list VulnCheck provides:

CPE2801, WE1026-5G-WD, WE1326, WE2007, WE2008-DSIM, WE2416, WE3326, WE5927, WE5931, WE5931AC, WE826-T3-DSIM, WG108, WG1602, WG1608-DSIM, WG209, WG2105, WG2107, WG259, WG3526, Z8102AX-2DSIM

Even though cases like this might seem to support the FCC’s action, a closer look really only highlights the ineffectualness of the ban: The FCC is only targeting new routers, while all these super-insecure old Zbtlink models can continue to be sold. Of course, enacting a sweeping new ban is a hell of a lot easier on an agency than actually doing the legwork to certify the security of existing devices.

 

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