US Bans New Foreign-Made Home Routers Over National Security Fears

The FCC has officially added foreign-made consumer routers to its restricted Covered List, citing major cybersecurity risks. Find out what it means for your current devices...

New FCC router ban could leave home networks less secure

On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission FCC updated its list of insecure equipment, outlining its reasons for adding all consumer-grade routers made outside the US. Effectively, this would stop foreign-made routers from being imported unless their manufacturers obtain an exemption, due t...

FCC Bans New Foreign-Made Routers Over Supply Chain and Cyber Risk Concerns

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission FCC said on Monday that it was banning the import of new, foreign-made consumer routers, citing "unacceptable" risks to cyber and national security. The action was designed to safeguard Americans and the underlying communications networks the country...