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    8 months ago

    industrial or IOT devices running deprecated Unix / Linux derivatives

    This is my concern, all the embedded devices happily running in underground systems like pipes and cables. I assume there are at least a few which nobody even considered patching because they’ve “just worked” for decades!

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      Or like… PLANES! Some planes still update their firmware using floppy disks

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        They do at least get updates though, and they’re big enough that they don’t get forgotten!