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A Long-Awaited IoT Crisis Is Here, and Many Devices Aren't Ready


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Router vulnerability

Some network communication protocol vulnerabilities have been known for more than a decade and still aren't fixed. Now they're being exploited.

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You know by now that Internet of Things devices like your router are often vulnerable to attack, the industry-wide lack of investment in security leaving the door open to a host of abuses. Worse still, known weaknesses and flaws can hang around for years after their initial discovery.

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