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Subject: IoT security
From: bill at herrin.us (William Herrin)
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 11:40:25 -0500
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On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 11:30 AM, Damian Menscher <menscher at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 7:22 AM, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 10:12 AM, Rich Kulawiec <rsk at gsp.org> wrote:
>> > We need to make it their problem.
>>
>> How?
>
>
> The devices are trivially compromised (just log in with the default root
> password).  So here's a modest proposal: log in as root and brick the
> device.

Okay, so within the confines of lawful activity, how?

'Cause I'm guessing that coordinated criminal activity is going to be
a community non-starter. At least when it's this unambiguous. ;)

Regards,
Bill Herrin


-- 
William Herrin ................ herrin at dirtside.com  bill at herrin.us
Owner, Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/>

References:
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- IoT security
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- IoT security
  - From: rsk at gsp.org (Rich Kulawiec)
- IoT security
  - From: randy at psg.com (Randy Bush)
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- IoT security
  - From: rsk at gsp.org (Rich Kulawiec)
- IoT security
  - From: bill at herrin.us (William Herrin)
- IoT security
  - From: menscher at gmail.com (Damian Menscher)

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