The legal action in Nebraska specifically cites China's 2017 National Intelligence Law, which requires firms to provide data to state intelligence upon request. The lawsuit follows documentation from the NSA and Microsoft of Chinese state hackers using vulnerabilities in TP-Link devices to target American organizations, with several compromised models now unable to perform auto-updates.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Five US States Sue TP-Link for Hiding Ties to China
Cybersecurity13 days ago
Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, Montana, and Texas filed a lawsuit alleging that TP-Link routers marketed as "Made in Vietnam" are actually assembled with components sourced almost entirely from China. The manufacturer controls 60% of the US router market and is accused of deceptively marketing the security of its hardware to mask the fact that research and development largely remains in China.
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