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by mike_hearn 684 days ago
The interesting thing about this one is that he presumably didn't download any malware onto it. Such machines just run a single app that comes from the factory, and aren't use for general computing.

So - how did the malware get in?

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>Such machines just run a single app that comes from the factory, and aren't use for general computing.

And those machines are always running a purpose built program made by the lowest bidder and have TRIVIAL flaws to exploit.

The malware got in the same way malware got into Windows 2000 back in the day: the code exposed to the network is trash and is full of holes you can drive a truck through.