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A single default password exposes access to dozens of apartment buildings | TechCrunch

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A security researcher says the default password shipped in a widely used door access control system allows anyone to easily and remotely access door locks and elevator controls in dozens of buildings across the U.S. and Canada .

Hirsch , the company that now owns the Enterphone MESH door access system, won’t fix the vulnerability, saying customers should have followed the company’s setup instructions and changed the default passwords.

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