That "Control-it-from-anywhere" ioT buttplug you've been saving for a 'special occasion' is gonna sneak up on you in the middle of the night and...

Researchers are in a full-out sprint to notify the owners of a substantial list of connected devices and associated telnet credentials that has been available on Pastebin since June but gone viral since Thursday when it was posted on Twitter.

The list has more than 20,000 views as of Saturday morning, up substantially from fewer than 1,000 on Thursday.

The credentials, many of which are default and known (i.e., admin:admin, root:root, or no authentication required) afford anyone access to a multitude of routers and other devices...

More: https://threatpost.com/race-is-on-to-notify-owners-after-public-list-of-iot-...