Is ‘admin’ password leaving your IoT device vulnerable to cyberattacks
Your IoT security camera is more likely to be compromised if it has a weak password.
‘Admin’, ‘root’, ‘124356’, ‘password’. No wonder there has been an endemic of cyberattackers hijacking Internet of Things (IoT) devices when default passwords are this poor and users aren’t bothering to change them — or worse, don’t have the option to.
The number of internet-connected devices has risen as the IoT has become a greater presence in homes and workplaces. However, in the rush to get involved in the trend, some device manufacturers have released products with poor security, which in turn have been breached for malicious purposes including espionage and DDoS attacks. Read more…
