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@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ The IRC networks we scanned are PUBLIC networks...any person can freely connect
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## Threat Scope
While IRC is an unfavored chat protocol as of 2023 *(roughly 7,000 networks)*, it still has a beating heart **(over 3000,000 users & channels)* with potential for user growth & active development being done on [IRCv3](https://ircv3.net/) protocol implementations.
While IRC is an generally unfavored chat protocol as of 2023 *(roughly 7,000 networks)*, it still has a beating heart **(over 300,000 users & channels)* with potential for user growth & active development being done on [IRCv3](https://ircv3.net/) protocol implementations.
Point is..IRC is not going anywhere. With that being said, every network being on the same port leads way for a lot of potential threats:
Point is..it's is not going anywhere. With that being said, every network being on the same port leads way for a lot of potential threats:
* A new RCE is found for a very common IRC bot
* A new 0day is found for a certain IRCd version
@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ Point is..IRC is not going anywhere. With that being said, every network being o
* Tracing users network/channel whereabouts
* Mass spamming attacks on every network
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Mass scanning *default* ports of services is nothing new & though port 6667 is not a common target, running an IRCd on a **non-standard** port should be the **standard**. If we have learned anything in the last 10 years, using standard ports for *anything* is almost always smells like a bad idea.
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## Todo
* Built in identd
* Checking for IPv6 availability *(SSL= in 005 responses may help verify IPv6)*