Should You Replace Your TP-Link Router? We Asked 4 Cybersecurity Experts to Weigh In

It's not every day a humble Wi-Fi router makes an appearance in the halls of Congress. But that's exactly what happened on March 5 when Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from Illinois, held up a TP-Link router and said, “Don’t use this.” Krishnamoorthi has been urging a ban of the routers for months in response to several China-backed cyberattacks last year. Investigators at the Commerce, Defense and Justice departments all opened probes into TP-Link routers in 2024 due to ties to Chinese cyberattacks. These departments are weighing a potential ban on the sale of TP-Link routers, The Wall Street Journal reported in December. Along with Rep. John Moolenaar, a Republican from Michigan, Krishnamoorthi spurred the investigation over the summer with a letter to the Department of Commerce calling for an immediate ban. Locating local internet providers A potential ban is more about the company’s links to China than specific security issues that have been publicly identified, according ... Read full article.