About this episode

This episode discusses the FCC's decision to restrict foreign-made routers and its implications for cybersecurity and supply chains.

This episode covers the FCC’s move to restrict or ban certain foreign-made networking equipment—especially routers tied to Chinese manufacturers—highlighting the potential cybersecurity risks, supply chain implications, and how the rule could affect ISPs and consumers. The hosts also discuss broader concerns around hardware trust, existing infrastructure, and what qualifies as “approved” devices under FCC guidelines, along with a brief, lighter mention of a viral robot incident making the rounds online. Join us LIVE on Mondays, 4:30pm EST. A weekly Podcast with BHIS and Friends. We discuss notable Infosec, and infosec-adjacent news stories gathered by our community news team. https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurity Chat with us on Discord! - https://discord.gg/bhis 🔴live-chat Chapters (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Robot Handlers (05:11) - FCC Blocks Foreign-Made Routers – 2026-03-30 (06:44) - Story # 1: FCC moves to block new foreign-made routers (17:00) - Story # 2: FBI Chief Kash Patel’s Gmail Account was Hacked by Iranian Hackers (20:07) - Story # 3: FancyBear Exposed: Major OPSEC Blunder Inside Russian Espionage Ops (24:18) - Story # 4: LiteLLM and Telnyx…

People in this episode

Host: Black Hills Information Security

Topics covered

• FCC regulations
• cybersecurity risks
• foreign-made routers
• supply chain implications
• hardware trust
• ISP impact
• viral incidents

Keywords

• FCC
• foreign routers
• cybersecurity
• supply chain
• ISP
• hardware trust
• Kash Patel
• FancyBear
• LiteLLM
• Telnyx

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FCC, Chinese manufacturers, FBI, FancyBear, LiteLLM, Telnyx, Anthropic

Places: Florida

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