13 Facts About D-Link

D-Link Corporation is a Taiwanese multinational networking equipment manufacturing corporation headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

D-Link Corporation changed its name from Datex Systems Inc in 1994, when it went public and when it became the first networking company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

D-Link's products are geared towards the networking and communications market.

D-Link was criticized for their response which was deemed confusing as to which models were affected and downplayed the seriousness of the risk.

Computerworld reported in January 2015 that ZynOS, a firmware used by some D-Link routers, are vulnerable to DNS hijacking by an unauthenticated remote attacker, specifically when remote management is enabled.

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Later in 2015, it was reported that D-Link leaked the private keys used to sign firmware updates for the DCS-5020L security camera and a variety of other D-Link products.

Also in 2015, D-Link was criticized for more HNAP vulnerabilities, and worse, introducing new vulnerabilities in their "fixed" firmware updates.

On 5 January 2017, the Federal Trade Commission sued D-Link for failing to take reasonable steps to secure their routers and IP cameras.

D-Link has denied these accusations and has enlisted Cause of Action Institute to file a motion against the FTC for their "baseless" charges.

On 2 July 2019, the case was settled with D-Link not found to be liable for any of the alleged violations.

D-Link agreed to continue to make security enhancements in its software security program and software development, with biennial, independent, third-party assessments, approved by the FTC.

D-Link confirmed these vulnerabilities in a support announcement and provided a patch to hot-fix the product's firmware.

In 2006, D-Link was accused of NTP vandalism, when it was found that its routers were sending time requests to a small NTP server in Denmark, incurring thousands of dollars of costs to its operator.