'Scary' bug threat to network systems

Bugs in widely used networking technology expose tens of millions of personal computers, printers and storage drives to attack by hackers over the regular internet, researchers with a security software maker say.

The problem lies in computer routers and other networking equipment that use a commonly employed standard known as Universal Plug and Play, or UPnP. UPnP makes it easy for networks to identify and communicate with equipment, cutting the amount of work it takes to set up networks.

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