Privacy leak ripped off?! in cooperation with all internet providers thousands of Dutchmen to warning for a comprehensive privacy-security flaw in their home or business network. Lists of passwords, copies of passports, family photos, sensitive company information, complete backups and financial accounts are on the street. ' Identity theft has never been easier, ' inform the authors. Ziggo, KPN, XS4ALL, Online.net, Tele2, Vodafone, self employed, at the request of Superior have ripped off?! the past few days thousands of customers approached. With this action, they try to persuade these people to close this privacy leak. Of these citizens-but also many Dutch companies and agencies-State most privacy sensitive information exposed on the internet. Ripped off?! also found sensitive information from lawyers, municipalities, multinationals and even security companies. Ripped off?! over the past few months with various security experts did research on what is open. And comes to shocking conclusions. The core of the problem lies in so-called remote network drives. For many people this is a digital safe where all their privacy sensitive information is stored. Some network drives automatically create and connect to the internet anonymously and without limitation many routers send everything via a so-called FTP server by. The files on this hard drives are unsecured open and are sometimes not at all secure. Malicious users on the internet can scan for very specific search terms like ' passport ' and ' passwords '. This will with a few mouse clicks anonymous access to vulnerable remote network drives. It is very simple to download everything in a few clicks. At the same time, it is also possible to compromising files to add. With this external network drives and certain institutions have very many people unconsciously a Trojan horse in the House. The privacy leak has been around for years, and according to security experts, it is especially shocking that nothing has been done. Worldwide, there are now an estimated 25 billion devices in connection to the internet. There are more and more. The security of network devices is a current discussion. Manufacturers want it mainly for consumers to easily make, security is not always thought. Ripped off?! devotes extensive attention to this privacy leak.
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