Ater TikTok was handed a lifeline by President Donald Trump, lawmakers worried about Chinese influencer over U.S. tech have found a new target: a popular home-internet router.
The TP-Link routers have been targetted by lawmakers who are concerned the routers could be exploited and used to steal sensitive information, CNBC reports. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi and John Moolenaar penned a bipartisan letter to the Department of Commerce last year asking the agency to investigate the “unusual degree of vulnerabilities” the routers reportedly present, The Wall Street Journal reported.
