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Hacker leaks passwords for more than 500,000 servers, routers, and IoT devices

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports:

A hacker has published this week a massive list of Telnet credentials for more than 515,000 servers, home routers, and IoT (Internet of Things) “smart” devices.

The list, which was published on a popular hacking forum, includes each device’s IP address, along with a username and password for the Telnet service, a remote access protocol that can be used to control devices over the internet.

Read more on ZDNet.


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