At issue is a technology called “Wi-Fi Protected Setup” (WPS) that ships with many routers marketed to consumers and small businesses. According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry group ...

WPS allows devices to connect to a network by either pressing a button on the router and the device or by entering an 8-digit PIN. However, this convenience comes at a cost. The WPS protocol has ...

A security flaw in TP-Link routers made them susceptible to WPS pixie-dust attacks, allowing perpetrators to deduce the WPS PIN and consequently gain access to the router's wireless key.