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The best Wi-Fi 7 router for most people is the TP-Link Archer BE550, which earned our Editors’ Choice badge for its combination of value and performance. It checked every box on paper and delivered results in our lab tests that made the most of all the technical upgrades Wi-Fi 7 introduced. It’s also incredibly affordable. At $177, it was nearly $100 cheaper than any other tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router we tested, and it outperformed models that cost more than three times as much.  If you're looking for pure speed, the Netgear Nighthawk RS700S earned our CNET Lab Award for the fastest Wi-Fi 7 router,

Recent updates to our Wi-Fi routers pageThe best mesh router overall is the Netgear Orbi 870, which delivered exceptional throughput, jitter and packet loss scores in our testing. It also gets you access to the ultrawide 6GHz band -- essential if you want to future-proof your home network.  If you’re looking for more of a splurge, the Netgear Orbi 970 earned a CNET lab award for the fastest mesh router. Currently listed at more than $1,000 for a two-pack, you’d need a fast internet connection to make the most of this mesh system, but it lived up to the high price tag in our tests. 

A news release from the NSA notes that the attack indiscriminately targeted a wide pool of routers, with the goal of gathering information on "military, government, and critical infrastructure." Locating local internet providers This attack is linked to threat actors within the Russian GRU -- which go by APT28, Fancy Bear, Forest Blizzard and other names -- and has been ongoing since at least 2024, according to the FBI.  It's known as a Domain Name System hijacking operation, in which DNS requests are intercepted by changing the default network configurations on SOHO routers, allowing the acto

The FBI's announcement refers to one router specifically, the TP-Link TL-WR841N, a Wi-Fi 4 model that was originally released in 2007. The UK's National Cyber Security Centre lists 23 TP-Link models that were targeted, but notes that it is likely not exhaustive. Here is the list of affected devices: TP-Link LTE Wireless N Router MR6400TP-Link Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Archer C5TP-Link Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Archer C7TP-Link Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WDR3600TP-Link Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WDR4300TP-Link Wireless Dual Band Router WDR3500TP-Link Wireless Lite