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Vulncheck Blog Post
https://www.vulncheck.com/blog/zbt-endlessdoors

Level1Techs Netgear Nighthawk Forum Post
https://forum.level1techs.com/t/netgear-nighthawk-rs700s-red-team-level1diagnostic/250614

"There's a Secret Backdoor in Netgear" Routers, ft. Wendell of Level1 Techs
https://youtu.be/3NIXvqtVWso?si=iATOnO_bI3VRXbeX


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00:00 - Backdoored Routers Were On Amazon
00:19 - The VulnCheck Research
00:44 - ZBTLink, Wiflyer, And The Name Games
01:11 - The Amazon Listings Are Up But Unavailable
02:13 - It Is Not Just Off Brands: Netgear Nighthawk
02:35 - Other Researchers Worth Following
02:49 - You Cannot Make An Exhaustive Bad List
03:02 - What To Buy Instead
03:23 - OPNsense And pfSense
03:50 - Where I Land On UniFi And TP-Link
04:49 - OpenWRT For The DIY Crowd
05:12 - Go Check What Your Family Is Running

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These Routers Shipped With Backdoor And Amazon Sold Them For Years

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VLOG Thursday 500: Security, Privacy, Self Hosting, Homelab Q&A

Lawrence Systems August 6, 2026 10:09 pm

https://lawrence.video/ Affiliate Discount code（50USD OFFοΌ‰: LAWRENCESYSTEMS_50 Purchase link: https://bit.ly/4tIw3G2 NAS Compares Review https://nascompares.com/review/zimacube-2-review/ This was sent to me for review, not sponsored. I have been using The Zima Cube 2 NAS for about three months running TrueNAS on the 8GB of RAM it shipped with. This box has been keeping video in sync for editing with a friend and holding some of my offsite backups. Setup details are in the Syncthing video linked below. TrueNAS + Syncthing, syncing 1.7TB of video between two locations: https://youtu.be/h-B4qLJIu7E Connect With Us --------------------------------------------------- + Hire Us for a project: https://lawrencesystems.com/hire-us/ + Toms' Twitter 🐦 https://twitter.com/TomLawrenceTech + Our Website https://www.lawrencesystems.com/ + Our Forums https://forums.lawrencesystems.com/ + Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lawrencesystems/ + Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Lawrencesystems/ + GitHub https://github.com/lawrencesystems/ Lawrence Systems Shirts and Swag --------------------------------------------------- β–ΊπŸ‘• https://lawrence.video/swag/ AFFILIATES & REFERRAL LINKS --------------------------------------------------- Amazon Affiliate Store πŸ›’ https://www.amazon.com/shop/lawrencesystemspcpickup UniFi Affiliate Link πŸ›’ https://lawrence.video/unifi-affiliate All Of Our Affiliates help us out and can get you discounts! πŸ›’ https://lawrencesystems.com/partners-we-love/ Gear we use on Kit πŸ›’ https://kit.co/lawrencesystems Use OfferCode LTSERVICES to get 10% off your order at πŸ›’ https://www.techsupplydirect.com?aff=2 Digital Ocean Offer Code πŸ›’ https://m.do.co/c/85de8d181725 HostiFi UniFi Cloud Hosting Service πŸ›’ https://hostifi.net/?via=lawrencesystems Protect your privacy with a VPN from Private Internet Access πŸ›’ https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/LRNSYS Patreon πŸ’° https://www.patreon.com/lawrencesystems Chapters 00:00 Zima Cube 2 00:33 What I am actually using it for 00:47 Pricing and the three models 01:14 Why I left it at 8GB of RAM 02:17 Boot drive, PCIe slots, and the 7th bay 03:05 The sleds are not tool-less 03:19 Networking and adding a 10 gig card 03:49 Ports, Thunderbolt 4, and the power brick 04:16 Three months in 04:39 Final thoughts

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This was sent to me for review, not sponsored. I have been using The Zima Cube 2 NAS for about three months running TrueNAS on the 8GB of RAM it shipped with. This box has been keeping video in sync for editing with a friend and holding some of my offsite backups. Setup details are in the Syncthing video linked below.

TrueNAS + Syncthing, syncing 1.7TB of video between two locations:
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Chapters
00:00 Zima Cube 2
00:33 What I am actually using it for
00:47 Pricing and the three models
01:14 Why I left it at 8GB of RAM
02:17 Boot drive, PCIe slots, and the 7th bay
03:05 The sleds are not tool-less
03:19 Networking and adding a 10 gig card
03:49 Ports, Thunderbolt 4, and the power brick
04:16 Three months in
04:39 Final thoughts

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I like this NAS

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