Hacker Publishes Telnet Credentials for More Than 515,000 Servers, Routers, IoT Devices
A hacker has published a list of Telnet credentials for more than 515,000 servers, home routers and IoT (Internet of Things) "smart" devices.
According to a ZDNet report, the list was published on a popular hacking forum and included each device's IP address, along with a username and password for the Telnet service. Telnet is a protocol that provides a command line interface for communication with a remote device or server, sometimes employed for remote management but also for initial device setup like network hardware.