Texas Sues TP-Link Over Deceptive Security Claims Amid Chinese-Hacking Risks
TL;DR
Texas Attorney General Paxton filed suit against TP-Link Systems, alleging the company marketed routers as secure while hiding Chinese-sourced components and firmware flaws exploited by state-backed hackers, tying TP-Link to a credential-theft botnet; the suit seeks civil penalties and injunctions to disclose origins and curb data collection.
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