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If You’re Using an ASUS Router, Your Data May Have Been Viewable by Anyone
If your Internet connection is going through a router from ASUS, your router—and all your information passing through it—may have been viewable by anyone.
Jonney Shih (C), Chairman of Taiwan's ASUSTek Computer Inc., showcases a router during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 3, 2013. ASUS is now required to put new security standards in place, after it was found its routers exposed user data. Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images
If your Internet connection is going through a router from ASUS, your router—and all your information passing through it—may have been viewable by anyone in the world.
ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. agreed to settle charges with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Feb. 23 that its routers were insecure, and the personal data of thousands of people using its products had their personal information exposed online.
Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include “The Real Story of January 6” (2022), “The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America” (2022), and “Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus” (2020).
