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Router reality check: 86% of default passwords have never been changed (securityintelligence.com)

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Misconfigurations remain a popular compromise point — and routers are leading the way. According to recent survey data, 86% of respondents have never changed their router admin password, and 52% have never adjusted any factory settings. This puts attackers in the perfect position to compromise enterprise networks. Why put the time and effort into creating phishing […] The post Router reality check: 86% of default passwords have never been changed appeared first on Security Intelligence.

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[–] d00ery 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Aren't routers usually provided with random default passwords these days?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Usually is a strong word, I'd be surprised if it was over 50% of current models