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Re:FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infe... by losteric on Saturday May 26, 2018 @02:54PM (#17163664)
I don't think they should be fined, but they should be required to fix security vulnerabilities.

Default passwords are a vulnerability, and defective by design is not an excuse...

My Netgear router came with a secure unique password printed on a card, an internal-only admin panel, and UPnP disabled by default. It's not hard.

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Re:FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infe... by giancarlostoro on Saturday May 26, 2018 @04:46PM (#17164174)
Yeah admin panels should never hit the internet unless you truly know wth you're doing in which case you can figure out what to do to put it online anyway.
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