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6/4/12 at 7:18am
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It began as a hobby for a ­teenage computer programmer named John Matherly, who wondered how much he could learn about devices linked to the Internet.

After tinkering with code for nearly a decade, Matherly eventually developed a way to map and capture the specifications of everything from desktop computers to network printers to Web servers.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/cyber-search-engine-exposes-vulnerabilities/2012/06/03/gJQAIK9KCV_story.html

Interesting cyber warfare reading for those of you with some spare time on your hands...5pp total length.

Apparently 'Shodan' is available for those that want to see for themselves (http://www.shodanhq.com).
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6/4/12 at 7:27am
oh wow

This is amazing
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6/4/12 at 8:00am
Great read, thanks!
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6/4/12 at 9:15am
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Only surprised it took so long. Common knowledge in the field. Maybe now all the "System Admins" that have business degrees will finally stop sucking on the teat and get canned for their blatant mismanagement.
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post #5 of 10
6/4/12 at 10:56am
"What are we gonna do tomorrow night, Brain?" "Same thing we do every night, Pinky, surf Shodan!"
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6/4/12 at 11:01am

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6/4/12 at 11:13am
Realy old news ... hanst it been out 2 years now?

It ran a project a while back to map all the open open-wrt boxes out there i think
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6/4/12 at 11:35am
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For some it is old news; but according to the responses thus far, it is news for some.

A co-worker says he's been aware of it for some time, he was and still is rather impressed.
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Realy old news ... hanst it been out 2 years now?
It ran a project a while back to map all the open open-wrt boxes out there i think
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6/4/12 at 11:44am
i bet iran researcher wished they had used this or some version !
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6/4/12 at 11:59am
I especially like the way the story ended.
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,” Soto said later. “He caught everyone with our pants down.”
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