<s>
D-Link	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
Taiwanese	O
multinational	O
networking	B-Device
equipment	I-Device
corporation	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Taipei	B-Application
,	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1986	O
in	O
Taipei	B-Application
as	O
Datex	O
Systems	O
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
predecessor	O
of	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
Corporation	O
was	O
officially	O
established	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
D-Link	B-General_Concept
Corporation	O
went	O
public	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
networking	O
company	O
on	O
the	O
Taiwan	O
Stock	O
Exchange	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
,	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
released	O
the	O
industry	O
's	O
first	O
peer-to-peer	O
LANSmart	O
Network	O
Operating	O
System	O
,	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
concurrently	O
with	O
early	O
networking	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
Novell	O
's	O
NetWare	B-Operating_System
and	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
most	O
small	O
network	O
operating	O
systems	O
could	O
not	O
do	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
released	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
WiFiCertified802.11n	O
draft	O
2.0	O
Wi-Fi	O
routers	O
(	O
DIR-655	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
subsequently	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
draft	O
802.11n	O
routers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
released	O
its	O
flagship	O
draft	O
802.11ac	O
Wireless	O
AC1750	O
Dual-Band	O
Router	O
(	O
DIR-868L	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
had	O
attained	O
the	O
fastest-ever	O
wireless	O
throughput	O
as	O
tested	O
by	O
blogger	O
Tim	O
Higgins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
was	O
named	O
"	O
Gartner	O
Peer	O
Insights	O
Customers’	O
Choice	O
for	O
Wired	O
and	O
Wireless	O
LAN	O
Access	O
Infrastructure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
joined	O
the	O
Taiwan	O
Steel	O
Group	O
(	O
TSG	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
announced	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
agent	O
for	O
the	O
international	O
information	O
security	O
brand	O
,	O
Cyberbit	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
the	O
new	O
EAGLE	O
PRO	O
AI	O
series	O
transforming	O
home	O
Wi-Fi	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
obtained	O
the	O
TRUSTe	O
Privacy	O
seal	O
,	O
certification	O
of	O
ISO/IEC	O
27001:2013	O
and	O
BS	O
10012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
obtained	O
the	O
GHG	O
Part	O
1	O
certification	O
of	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
14064-1	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
established	O
the	O
"	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
Group	O
Scholarship	O
"	O
with	O
National	O
Taiwan	O
University	O
of	O
Science	O
and	O
Technology	O
to	O
encourage	O
foreign	O
students	O
to	O
study	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
HNAP	B-Protocol
vulnerabilities	O
had	O
been	O
found	O
on	O
some	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
routers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
D-Link	B-General_Concept
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
their	O
response	O
which	O
was	O
deemed	O
confusing	O
as	O
to	O
which	O
models	O
were	O
affected	O
and	O
downplayed	O
the	O
seriousness	O
of	O
the	O
risk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
passing	O
a	O
specific	O
user	B-Protocol
agent	I-Protocol
in	O
an	O
HTTP	O
request	O
to	O
the	O
router	O
,	O
normal	O
authentication	O
is	O
bypassed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computerworld	O
reported	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
that	O
ZynOS	O
,	O
a	O
firmware	O
used	O
by	O
some	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
routers	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
ZTE	O
,	O
TP-Link	B-Application
,	O
and	O
others	O
)	O
,	O
are	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
DNS	B-Protocol
hijacking	I-Protocol
by	O
an	O
unauthenticated	O
remote	O
attacker	O
,	O
specifically	O
when	O
remote	O
management	O
is	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
leaked	O
the	O
private	O
keys	O
used	O
to	O
sign	O
firmware	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
DCS-5020L	O
security	O
camera	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
more	O
HNAP	B-Protocol
vulnerabilities	O
,	O
and	O
worse	O
,	O
introducing	O
new	O
vulnerabilities	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
fixed	O
"	O
firmware	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
sued	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
for	O
failing	O
to	O
take	O
reasonable	O
steps	O
to	O
secure	O
their	O
routers	O
and	O
IP	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
marketing	O
was	O
misleading	O
customers	O
into	O
believing	O
their	O
products	O
were	O
secure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complaint	O
also	O
says	O
security	O
gaps	O
could	O
allow	O
hackers	O
to	O
watch	O
and	O
record	O
people	O
on	O
their	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
cameras	O
without	O
their	O
knowledge	O
,	O
target	O
them	O
for	O
theft	O
,	O
or	O
record	O
private	O
conversations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
D-Link	B-General_Concept
has	O
denied	O
these	O
accusations	O
and	O
has	O
enlisted	O
Cause	O
of	O
Action	O
Institute	O
to	O
file	O
a	O
motion	O
against	O
the	O
FTC	O
for	O
their	O
"	O
baseless	O
"	O
charges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
case	O
was	O
settled	O
with	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
not	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
liable	O
for	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
alleged	O
violations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
D-Link	B-General_Concept
agreed	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
make	O
security	O
enhancements	O
in	O
its	O
software	O
security	O
program	O
and	O
software	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
biennial	O
,	O
independent	O
,	O
third-party	O
assessments	O
,	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
FTC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Sven	O
Krewitt	O
,	O
researcher	O
at	O
Risk	O
Based	O
Security	O
,	O
discovered	O
multiple	O
pre-authentication	O
vulnerabilities	O
in	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
DAP-2020	O
Wireless	O
N	O
Access	O
Point	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
D-Link	B-General_Concept
confirmed	O
these	O
vulnerabilities	O
in	O
a	O
support	O
announcement	O
and	O
provided	O
a	O
patch	O
to	O
hot-fix	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
firmware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
was	O
accused	O
of	O
NTP	O
vandalism	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
found	O
that	O
its	O
routers	O
were	O
sending	O
time	O
requests	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
NTP	B-Protocol
server	I-Protocol
in	O
Denmark	O
,	O
incurring	O
thousands	O
of	O
dollars	O
of	O
costs	O
to	O
its	O
operator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
D-Link	B-General_Concept
initially	O
refused	O
to	O
accept	O
responsibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
D-link	B-General_Concept
products	O
were	O
found	O
also	O
to	O
be	O
abusing	O
other	O
time	O
servers	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
operated	O
by	O
the	O
US	O
military	O
and	O
NASA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
no	O
malicious	O
intent	O
was	O
discovered	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
sites	O
owner	O
Poul-Henning	O
Kamp	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
agree	O
to	O
an	O
amicable	O
settlement	O
regarding	O
access	O
to	O
Kamp	O
's	O
GPS.Dix.dk	O
NTP	O
Time	O
Server	O
site	O
,	O
with	O
existing	O
products	O
gaining	O
authorized	O
access	O
to	O
Kamp	O
's	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
gpl-violations.org	O
project	O
prevailed	O
in	O
court	O
litigation	O
against	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
Germany	O
GmbH	O
regarding	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
inappropriate	O
and	O
copyright	O
infringing	O
use	O
of	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
D-Link	B-General_Concept
Germany	O
GmbH	O
was	O
ordered	O
to	O
pay	O
plaintiff	O
's	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
judgement	O
,	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
agreed	O
to	O
a	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
request	O
,	O
ending	O
distribution	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
and	O
paying	O
legal	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
