ICS-CERT warns of default credentials in Schneider Electric Wonderware Historian that can be abused to compromise Historian databases. The Industrial Control System Cyber Emergency Response Team ...

In case you needed yet another reason to change the default username and password on your wired or wireless Internet router: Phishers are sending out links that, when clicked, quietly alter the ...

Tens of thousands of home and office-based routers have been hijacked over the last several months to stage a distributed denial of service attack campaign. Tens of thousands of home and office-based ...

IBM X-Force warns that router passwords must be changed. Update, Jan. 5, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 4, now includes a user guide explaining how to change your router admin credentials ...

An update to Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye has removed the default 'pi' user to make it harder for attackers to find and compromise Internet-exposed Raspberry Pi devices using default credentials. Starting ...

'Admin', 'root', '124356', 'password'. No wonder there has been an endemic of cyberattackers hijacking Internet of Things (IoT) devices when default passwords are this poor and users aren't bothering ...

Households and small businesses that use consumer-grade internet routers may fall victim to attacks that are currently targeting mainly Brazilian users, but may be easily localized to any other ...

Cisco has released security updates to address critical security flaws allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in using hard-coded credentials or default SSH keys to take over unpatched devices.

Microsoft is rolling out a new security default for Windows 11 that will go a long way to preventing ransomware attacks that begin with password-guessing attacks and compromised credentials. The new ...

The easiest way into any system is likely to be the defaults, so make sure you don't leave an open door for criminals. One of the most important steps in any system build or application development ...