Half a Million IoT Passwords Leaked
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It is amazing that this sort of thing can still happen:
…the list was compiled by scanning the entire internet for devices that were exposing their Telnet port. The hacker then tried using (1) factory-set default usernames and passwords, or (2) custom, but easy-to-guess password combinations.
Telnet? Default passwords? In 2020?
We have a long way to go to secure the IoT.
EDITED TO ADD (7/14): Apologies, but I previously blogged this story in January.
Tags: data loss, Internet of Things, leaks, passwords
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