Researcher: 90% of smart devices on sale this Black Friday vulnerable to certificate forgery
basedjensen · x · 2026-10-24
Security researcher log4j claims that roughly 90% of smart devices on sale during Black Friday 2026 will be vulnerable to certificate forgery. The assertion lacks specific CVE details but underscores the widespread weakness of certificate validation in consumer IoT devices.
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