Public List of IoT Device Credentials Published

Razer g2s at riseup.net
Sat Aug 26 09:10:55 PDT 2017


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-device-credentials-published/127661/



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