We previously reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had entered into a proposed settlement with ASUSTek Computer, Inc. in February of 2016. The allegations against ASUS were that it failed to take reasonable steps to secure the software on its routers, despite representations made to consumers about their top security practices. The FTC alleged
ASUS settles with FTC over insecure home routers
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
ASUS TeK Computer, Inc. (ASUS) has agreed to settle with the FTC over allegations that “critical security flaws in its routers put the home networks of hundreds of thousands of consumers at risk.” The FTC further alleges that the routers’ insecure cloud services compromised consumers’ connected storage devices, which exposed their information on the Internet.…