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Default Problems
by Andrew McCaskey
Today’s video concerns a social engineering vulnerability – using default PIN and password settings. The example involves a Bluetooth headset and the default pin of 0000 used to mate with a cellphone. It could just have easily been focused upon the 30% of home owners that install garage door openers and leave the factory default setting untouched. All a thief has to do is purchase a garage door opener, cruise slowly through the neighborhood and give it a try.
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