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Old 24-06-2017, 14:08   #37
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Re: Virgin Media urges password change over hacking risk

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Originally Posted by jb66 View Post
What is there to gain from finding out my Wi-Fi password?
Basically allows an attacker into your network. Once in they could do quite a lot of things. For example the recent WannaCry could be exploited inside the network by just hitting the SMB server of an effected device.

Basically it allows an attacker to see what you have connected on your network, scan for any device with known exploits and do something with it. Especially with the rise of insecure IoT device.
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