Interesting. I've used to link products professionally for years. I would be interested in what security threat they are examining.
Yes, and is it software, or hardware? TP-Link routers have been very easy to convert to OpenWrt in the past. That conversion solves software security issues. Hardware backdoors and such are more difficult.
> US Weighs Action Against China-Linked Router Giant TP-Link
Thank god backdoors in Cisco products are safe. /s