FTC Forces Asus To Improve Router Security (helpnetsecurity.com)

An anonymous reader writes: The FTC is actively trying to make sure that companies secure the software and devices that they provide to consumers, and a settlement with Taiwan-based hardware maker ASUSTeK Computer is one step towards that goal. The complaint was raised after well-meaning hackers exploited a weakness on Asus routers and left note on victims' drives notifying them of the matter. Later, a researcher discovered an exploit campaign that abused vulnerabilities to change vulnerable routers' DNS servers. According to the settlement, the company will have to establish and maintain a comprehensive security program subject to independent audits for the next 20 years.

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The FCC prevents users from securing their routers

[Britz]

All the while the FCC and the EU are working on preventing users from protecting themselves by modifying the routers firmware:

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