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misk@sopuli.xyz to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 year ago

Idle Windows XP and 2000 machines get infected with viruses within minutes of being exposed online — legacy OSes compromised by just connecting to the Internet

www.tomshardware.com

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Idle Windows XP and 2000 machines get infected with viruses within minutes of being exposed online — legacy OSes compromised by just connecting to the Internet

www.tomshardware.com

misk@sopuli.xyz to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 year ago
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Hackers are always on the lookout for legacy operating systems.
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    I saw someone suggest they connect their switch dock directly to the internet elsewhere on Lemmy. Granted the attack surface for a switch is basically non existent but if people are suggesting that then certainly people are still connecting their other machines directly to their modems/CPEs as well

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      That would be Nintendo themselves. The fools recommend port forwarding everything to the Switch.

      How to Set Up a Router’s Port Forwarding for a Nintendo Switch Console

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        It’s not a DMZ, at Nintendo we say your Switch is now in Donkey Kong Country

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