TP-Link Faces State Lawsuits and New Scrutiny Over ISP Router Flaws
Four US states have sued TP-Link Systems, accusing the router maker of misleading consumers about the security of its products and its ties to China.
The attorneys general of Florida, Iowa, Montana, and Nebraska filed the lawsuits on October 6 in their respective state courts. Each relies on its state’s consumer protection laws. Texas filed a similar lawsuit against the company in February.
The new state complaints, which are nearly identical, argue that TP-Link’s marketing overstates the protection its devices provide. They single out claims that the company’s HomeShield service “covers all security scenarios” and, as recently as November 2025, offered a “100% safeguard.”
To counter those claims, the states cite congressional testimony that TP-Link routers were exploited in the Volt Typhoon and Flax Typhoon campaigns. They also point to botnets used by Chinese threat actors for password spraying attacks, and to Russian hackers targeting TP-Link routers.
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