TR-069: How to turn off the back-door in Exetel’s free ZTE modem

Two weeks ago we switched our Internet and copper phone-line to the NBN grid. (you have no choice 18 months after your street is hooked up) Our Exetel ISP send out a free ZTE modern on their 12 month contacts. (while oddly selling NetComm modems for $80+) Turns out the ZTE modem they send out has an enter antime they like ‘service’ back-door called TR-069 (see the above video showing how it’s hacked) which uses port 7547. I did a port scan on the new ZTE … holy gecko poop,…

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