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Kyle's Asus Router Discovery
- Kyle Lovett bought a high-end Asus router in 2013 and found many features enabled by default, including an FTP server.
- He realized the router was sharing files publicly without requiring passwords, exposing users' private data.
Anonymous FTP Access Found
- Kyle enabled the FTP server with anonymous access and immediately discovered he could access his files from the internet without a password.
- This exposed personal data of thousands of users worldwide to anyone with internet access.
The Danger of Zero-Day Bugs
- Zero-day vulnerabilities are security flaws unknown to the vendor, posing severe risks until patched.
- Kyle found many such vulnerabilities, making many users' home networks insecure.