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ESP-Watchtower turns a $3 ESP8266 into a home-network tripwire with a fake Telnet shell, a fake router login and a fake security camera

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ESP-Watchtower turns a $3 ESP8266 into a home-network tripwire with a fake Telnet shell, a fake router login and a fake security camera

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