Linksys Velop routers send Wi-Fi passwords in plaintext to US servers

https://lemmy.world/post/17387425

Linksys Velop routers send Wi-Fi passwords in plaintext to US servers - Lemmy.World

During installation, the router sent several data packets to an Amazon server in the US. These packets contained the configured SSID name and password in clear text, as well as some identification tokens for this network within a broader database and an access token for a user session that could potentially enable a MITM attack. Linksys has refused to acknowledge/respond to the issue.

Wow, Linksys in 2024 still thinks like it’s 1998.