frontpagesp1nn posted Jan 31, 2026 10:03 PM
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frontpagesp1nn posted Jan 31, 2026 10:03 PM
Micro Center: Ubiquiti Pro Max 16 PoE 2.5G / 1G Managed Network Switch w/ Etherlighting
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my router shouldn't require connections to the manufacturer, and they shouldn't have the ability to remotely brick it.
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Since they are a networking company, they have this data, including where each item is ultimately used and exactly what reseller put it there.
They could brick every box in Russia in moments, and greatly complicate their (the boxes...) ability to handle ongoing operations without some annoying hacks on the Russian side.
They could also easily cut off ties to that particular reseller with close to 100% accuracy.
Some believe they are slow rolling this.
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Easier than getting the components/chips or setting up foundries/fabs to roll indigenous silicon
Edit: I actually think the bigger draw is that Ubiquiti generally doesn't monetize the software or require subscription schemes. Same as the rest of us.
Seems like that's how they make their customers keep paying over time....
For example, a few weeks ago, the USA smuggled a bunch of Starlink dishes into Iran's color revolution. Iran, since they do not allow Starlink to operate in their country, was able to jam Starlink and track down the Starlink dishes and kill the intelligence operatives using them.
So, if I were a Russian civilian buying US-made networking gear, and WW3 kicks off, it would not be unexpected for Russia's gov't to start hunting down the users of the US-made gear and literally killing them. I wouldn't want to take that risk, and I don't think the Russian civilians would want to take that risk either. The money saved isn't worth the risk of being targeted by their own gov't.
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It Works
Reverse Engineering/ Red-Team
Easier than getting the components/chips or setting up foundries/fabs to roll indigenous silicon
Edit: I actually think the bigger draw is that Ubiquiti generally doesn't monetize the software or require subscription schemes. Same as the rest of us.
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