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UK Becomes First Country To Ban Default Bad Passwords on IoT Devices
Monday April 29, 2024. 04:02 PM , from Slashdot
Manufacturing and design practices mean many IoT products introduce additional risks to the home and business networks they're connected to. In one often-cited case described by cybersecurity company Darktrace, hackers were allegedly able to steal data from a casino's otherwise well-protected computer network after breaking in through an internet-connected temperature sensor in a fish tank. Under the PSTI, weak or easily guessable default passwords such as 'admin' or '12345' are explicitly banned, and manufacturers are also required to publish contact details so users can report bugs. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/04/29/142211/uk-becomes-first-country-to-ban-default-bad-password...
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