Hackers are turning up to exploit ever-increasing numbers of Internet of Things devices. Blame too many device manufacturers rushing products to market, skimping on secure development practices, failing to audit the third-party code they use, or neglecting to take bug reports seriously. A French malware researcher known as “Kafeine” has just discovered a new router-takeover campaign that attempts to exploit a firmware flaw that is nine years old, thus suggesting many ancient routers remain in use and unpatched.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/internet-buggy-things-p-1862