Milesight’s Cyber Blunder: A Tale of Vulnerable Routers and Unwanted Guests

Caught in an unfortunate cybersecurity blunder, Milesight has left system log files exposed due to a vulnerability in their industrial routers. Despite claiming to have patched the vulnerability, many devices seem to remain at risk.

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Oh boy, it looks like the cyber equivalent of leaving your house keys under the doormat! Chinese IoT and surveillance gadget maker, Milesight, has been caught with their cyber pants down, exposing system log files through a vulnerability in their industrial routers. In a plot twist straight out of a daytime soap, Milesight claims they had already patched the vulnerability before the researcher even pointed it out. Now, we're left with a game of cyber "he said, she said" and a few hundred vulnerable devices. Welcome to another episode of "As the Router Turns."

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