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How many routers are there in use currently in homes? Surely 10s of millions. And only 21k are unsecured? Please--the number has to be in the millions.]]>Oct 28th 2009 5:39PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/28/lazy-passwords-leave-21k-internet-connections-vulnerable-to-atta/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/28/lazy-passwords-leave-21k-internet-connections-vulnerable-to-atta/
Also, the original Wired article has a few more stats: "The 21,000 devices [...] are the most vulnerable, but the rest are theoretically vulnerable to brute-force password-cracking attacks. Extrapolating from the numbers they’ve gathered, the researchers estimate that 6 million vulnerable devices are likely connected to the internet. The group has so far focused on residential routers and devices but is now looking at scanning more sensitive networks to search for vulnerable devices inside large corporations and government networks."]]>Oct 29th 2009 6:45AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/28/lazy-passwords-leave-21k-internet-connections-vulnerable-to-atta/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/28/lazy-passwords-leave-21k-internet-connections-vulnerable-to-atta/Oct 28th 2009 7:53PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/28/lazy-passwords-leave-21k-internet-connections-vulnerable-to-atta/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/28/lazy-passwords-leave-21k-internet-connections-vulnerable-to-atta/Oct 28th 2009 7:54PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/10/28/lazy-passwords-leave-21k-internet-connections-vulnerable-to-atta/http://www.switched.com/2009/10/28/lazy-passwords-leave-21k-internet-connections-vulnerable-to-atta/Apr 2nd 2010 5:07AM