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Would be way better if the worm reported back which devices were vulnerable (for naming and shaming) as it found them instead of ruining peoples' stuff just to
by noonespecial 7y ago
Would be way better if the worm reported back which devices were vulnerable (for naming and shaming) as it found them instead of ruining peoples' stuff just to make a point (or worse, plain lulz)
- iforgotpassword 7y agoSo what would that look like? You found some vulnerable webcam, great now you can add its IP address to your public shaming list. That'll teach that random farmer somewhere in Iowa. Listing the device name and count wouldn't do anything; the vulnerability is already known otherwise the worm wouldn't exist... And either the manufacturer doesn't care, or there's an update and nobody cares. If otoh you brick the device in a way that requires flashing via jtag and suddenly have hundreds of people all over the country return their broken webcam to WalMart you make a little more impact. The thing is, it would have to keep happening for stores to start noticing a pattern and start caring. If it was a one time thing it might be cheaper for then to just throw them in the trash and hand out new ones or refund.