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by andyjohnson0 10 hours ago
> Yet here we are in 2026 and these utilities are still connecting these things to the raw Internet with default passwords.

I work with PLCs. Default passwords of not, the idea that such weakly secure devices are being made accessible from the public internet boggles my mind.

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Yeah I meant the default passwords are simply the cherry on top of already egregiously poor security.
What industry? Very relevant.