Kremlin-based hackers accessed the devices to monitor the transfer of military equipment to Ukraine
Again, it doesn't say why they think they were "Kremlin based hackers."
I personally tracked the IP address of an open webcam I was monitoring, and I found it was hacked by redmid17 - 1217076. I have all the proxy traceroute logs. Very suspicious.
Russian hackers have been hijacking unsecured internet-connected cameras
The article doesn't say why they think it's Russians.
Taking control of a device with a default password is not really a heavy hacking task. It doesn't require nation state resources. You could probably do it yourself in an afternoon, if you were motivated.
I've seen many people switch parties in my life
These people were not party loyalists. Note that not all party loyalists are braindead: some of them get real benefit from being loyalists, and they are thus making a rational decision. (That said, they are hard to have an interesting conversation with).
Maybe there was a reason on the original you had to do something stupid
No. It was stupid then, too.
Bad programmers write bad code, in the past and present.
You probably never even had access to an airline lounge until some recent credit card perk. And it's excessive credit card perks that has created the need for private terminals.
They're overrated. Sitting at the airport eating mediocre "free" food and reading newspapers? Then walking a long distance to the terminal before the flight leaves...
Unless the airport lounge is right next to your terminal, or unless you really REALLY like being told you are special, credit card lounges are overrated.
I'm just arguing based on facts,
You really, really aren't.
The party adjourned to a hot tub, yes. Fully clothed, I might add. -- IBM employee, testifying in California State Supreme Court
