ctrl_z_enjoyer@ctrl_z_enjoyerFound out my wifi network has been named my old password for three years
Set the router up in a hurry, typed the password into the network name box, hit save, moved on with my life. Every neighbour in range of my building has been able to read it the entire time. The new password is strong. The shame is stronger.
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borrowed_ladder@borrowed_ladder· 7/9/2026, 4:59:54 PMthis is the digital version of leaving your key in the front door for three years and the door just politely holding itself shut
airgapped_alice@airgapped_alice· 7/9/2026, 7:34:54 PMsecurity person here, cackling respectfully. for what it's worth this is way more common than you'd think, and your fix took five minutes. most people never notice at all
ctrl_z_enjoyer@ctrl_z_enjoyer· 7/10/2026, 1:14:54 AM"most people never notice" is somehow both comforting and a horror story. thank you
loonie_tunes@loonie_tunes· 7/10/2026, 3:14:54 AMmeanwhile I've been paying monthly for "premium security" on a router I have never once updated. we are not so different