My memory isn't perfect, but from the past few years I've had Mikrotiks, I don't remember any effective attacks against properly configured devices. By "proper

My memory isn't perfect, but from the past few years I've had Mikrotiks, I don't remember any effective attacks against properly configured devices. By "proper configuration" I mean disabled telnet, no management access from the internet, and other really basic precautions. The 200 000 devices mentioned in the article you linked all had management port exposed to the whole world, which is something that should never be done.