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Unlike Google (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post.
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Shodan runs 24/7 and collects information on about 500 million connected devices and services each month.
It's stunning what can be found with a simple search on Shodan. Countless traffic lights, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., home automation devices and heating systems are connected to the Internet and easy to spot.
Shodan searchers have found control systems for You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., a gas station, a hotel wine cooler and a crematorium. Cybersecurity researchers have even located You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for nuclear power plants and a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. by using Shodan.
What's really noteworthy about Shodan's ability to find all of this -- and what makes Shodan so scary -- is that very few of those devices have any kind of security built into them.
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Shodan runs 24/7 and collects information on about 500 million connected devices and services each month.
It's stunning what can be found with a simple search on Shodan. Countless traffic lights, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., home automation devices and heating systems are connected to the Internet and easy to spot.
Shodan searchers have found control systems for You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., a gas station, a hotel wine cooler and a crematorium. Cybersecurity researchers have even located You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for nuclear power plants and a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. by using Shodan.
What's really noteworthy about Shodan's ability to find all of this -- and what makes Shodan so scary -- is that very few of those devices have any kind of security built into them.
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