"When you're pushing hardware that could be deployed to millions, security should take as much consideration as functionality," Seaman said. "If this single manufacturer had simply implemented a properly configured UPnP/SSDP client and/or firewall/routing rules, hundreds of thousands of devices wouldn't be vulnerable."
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