Re: [PLUG] Hackers are opening SMB ports on routers so they can infect P

Michael Leone on 29 Nov 2018 09:02:22 -0800

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Re: [PLUG] Hackers are opening SMB ports on routers so they can infect PCs with NSA malware

From: Michael Leone <turgon@mike-leone.com>
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Subject: Re: [PLUG] Hackers are opening SMB ports on routers so they can infect PCs with NSA malware
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 12:02:06 -0500
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Is UPnP routinely turned on, when you buy a new router? I didn't think it was. Which means you, or something on your LAN, turned it on, in the first place ...

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 11:42 AM jeff <jeffv@op.net> wrote:

On 11/29/18 11:25 AM, Michael Leone wrote:
> Moral: don't turn on UPnP, apparently, as thatis the open port compromised.

Heartily agreed.
Not to mention RDP, which is (sadly) a huge issue these days.
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