The difference is back then, the vulnerabilities weren't even discovered yet. Today, metasploit scanners are running 24/7 scanning the entire IPv4 address space

The difference is back then, the vulnerabilities weren't even discovered yet. Today, metasploit scanners are running 24/7 scanning the entire IPv4 address space for thousands of vulnerabilities at a time - including automated chaining of exploits through e.g. routers with misconfigured UPnP. You don't need to be targeted. As mentioned above, you can be exploited with no user action merely by plugging in an ethernet cable. But then again, I'm not your mom. If you really want to do this I can't stop you. Go ahead.