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Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every American (www.engadget.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Zero day exploits, to be expected. Obvious simple solution, just upgrade grandma firmware.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I… am cautiously curious how that process works.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It’s a flash of the grandmother Hardware Interface Protocol.

You’ve never heard of a HIP replacement?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Bravo.