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this rubbery/plastic material was/is used in a lot of consumer electronics. i had a router that had the same issue. it takes years to deteriorate to the sticky state it's in. and from what i can tell, it's the temperature that determines the level of deterioration. the higher the temperature, the faster it gets sticky. my router sat in a second story room of a house that experiences summers in the mid 80s to 90s (fahrenheit) in the afternoons and sat there for years.
i used a cleaner called "goo gone" to remove the sticky residue (smells like nail polish remover or paint thinner). but i also hear there's a home-made concoction of backing soda and coconut oil that would work.
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