#AndroidAuthority:
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Maybe the FCC was onto something: These routers are phoning home to China with a secret backdoor
Of course, because they predate the ban, the FCC continues to permit their sale
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"The FCC is only targeting new routers, while all these super-insecure old Zbtlink models can continue to be sold."

androidauthority.com/routers-c…

8.8.2026

#Amazon #Backdoor #China #Cybersicherheit #Cybersecurity #FCC #IT #Roouter #USA #VulnCheck #Wiflyer #Zbtlink

Researchers find routers pinging China with a secret backdoor

A new report highlights a glaring security fail in Zbtlink routers, with an unauthenticated remote backdoor.

^{Stephen Schenck (Android Authority)}

NEW: Two government watchdog groups have demanded an investigation into whether FCC officials violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as it sought federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
propublica.org/article/fcc-par…

#News #FCC #Government #Ethics #USPolitics #Paramount #CBS #Entertainment #Business

FCC Officials Face Ethics Complaints Over Pricey Gifts From Paramount — ProPublica

Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to review megamergers involving Paramount.

^{Corey G. Johnson (ProPublica)}