Britain now has IoT hardware standards that ban weak or easily guessable default passwords such as “admin” or “12345." Manufacturers are also required to publish contact details so users can report bugs.

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      6 months ago

      Most devices have a “restore factory default” button in their UI, or a physical “reset” button that you hold down for 5s or hold down while power cycling.