UK sets precedent as first country to outlaw default weak passwords on IoT devices (Communities - News & Events)
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UK sets precedent as first country to outlaw default weak passwords on IoT devices | |
Seven years ago, the United States experienced a significant cyberattack, leaving popular websites like Twitter, CNN, and Netflix inaccessible on October 21, 2016. Initially, suspicions pointed towards a powerful state actor, but the reality revealed a distributed-denial-of-service attack targeting Dyn, a vital provider of Domain Name System (DNS) services. Although the attack lacked sophistication, its impact was substantial. The assailants utilized a botnet named Mirai, composed of various internet-connected consumer devices, to flood Dyn’s servers with massive amounts of traffic. Mirai, created by a trio of young U.S. citizens, highlighted the dangers of lax security practices among Internet of Things (IoT) manufacturers, exploiting default usernames and passwords to infect around 300,000 devices. For more details please visit our website - https://www.fortuneviews.com/uk-sets-precedent-as-first-country-to-outlaw-default-weak-passwords-on-iot-devices/  | |
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