Advanced CIA firmware has been infecting Wi-Fi routers for years

  • This article gives the manufacturers involved:

    https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/15/15812216/cherryblossom-ci...

    "Asus, Belkin, Buffalo, Dell, DLink, Linksys, Motorola, Netgear, Senao, and US Robotics"

    I use a TP-Link router, so I guess my router can be hacked by the Chinese govt rather than the US.

  • "Barring guidance from the Sponsor with regards to particular devices of interest, Cherry Blossom has attempted to support wireless network devices that are ubiquitous and readily available (at least in the US)."

    _in the US_

  • Just think about all these routers and modems, being handed out by pre-configured the operators and that are never updated or patched.

    |Able to search for people by their VoIP number.

    That is just evil.

    Uch.

  • What's the best router software I should be running for home use? Business use?

  • your tax dollars at work.

  • Which means the CIA leaked it to the bad guys years ago. Everyone already knew the CIA and law enforcement were hacking wifi routers and blaming it on the Russians and Chinese.