BEIJING - A Chinese electronics maker has issued a recall for millions of products sold in the U.S. following a massive cyberattack that briefly blocked access to websites including Twitter and Netflix for many U.S. users, but has lashed out at critics who blamed its devices.
Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology said in a statement that customers failing to change their default passwords resulted in millions of web-connected cameras and digital recorders becoming compromised.
The hack has heightened long-standing fears among security experts that the rising number of connected home gadgets, appliances or even automobiles represents a cybersecurity nightmare. The added convenience of being able to control home electronics via the web also leaves them more vulnerable to malicious intruders, experts say.
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