A new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (WC Docket No. 26-82) appeared in the Federal docket today. The FCC 'tentatively concluded' that national security risks extend to existing infrastructure. Consequently, they are seeking comment on a new process to retroactively revoke operating authority for companies already on the Covered List. This would close the 'legacy loophole,' legally barring the continued marketing and sale of previously approved hardware currently on retail shelves.
by bediger4000
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Wow this vuln must be a doozy. Usually NSA keeps this stuff for their own use, see Vault 7 and Shadow Brokers leaks. This confirms that the hardware is corrupted, otherwise it could be fixed with OpenWrt.
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