Subj : Re: Am I The Only One Dum
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Bob Worm
Date : Sun Jan 26 2025 14:20:41

  Re: Re: Am I The Only One Dum
  By: MIKE POWELL to BOB WORM on Sat Jan 25 2025 10:09:00

Hi, Mike.

 > Yeah, I wonder if it is because network routers often contain wireless
 > password and other network information (like what ports the previous owner
 > kept
 > open) that could help hackers gain entry to their networks.

When I say service provider routers, I should probably have said service provider *core* routers - nothing that would go near an end user. Though I suppose in theory a lot of them can perform packet captures these days... Just seems vanishingly unlikely there would be anything sensitive left on these after a factory reset.

I am pretty sure people are still buying that exact model of device, as well, for a few thousand a pop.

BobW
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