Texas sues TP-Link over Chinese hacking risks, user deception

Published on February 19, 2026

Texas sued networking giant TP-Link Systems, accusing the company of deceptively marketing its routers as secure while allowing Chinese state-backed hackers to exploit firmware vulnerabilities and access users' devices. [...]

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