Keep Telnet Off the Internet – Here’s Why

There are countless devices on the internet with open Telnet ports—at least 515,000 of them have easily-guessable username/password combos.
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News Wrap: IoT Radio Telnet Backdoor And ‘SimJacker’ Active Exploit

Threatpost editors Tara Seals and Lindsey O’Donnell talk about the top news stories of the week – from leaky databases to SIM card attacks. Continue reading News Wrap: IoT Radio Telnet Backdoor And ‘SimJacker’ Active Exploit

Author of record-setting IoT botnets pleads guilty

He kept working on new botnets (and swatting a co-conspirator-cum-competitor) while indicted and on supervised release. Continue reading Author of record-setting IoT botnets pleads guilty

ESP8266 Controls TiVo Over the Network

Remember the TiVo? The set-top DVR that was once so popular of a hacking target that Hackaday had a dedicated subdomain for it has today largely faded into obscurity as time-shifted viewing has given way to Internet streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. But make no mistake, while the TiVo …read more

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