300 Billion Passwords? Internet of Things Growth poses Unprecedented Threat by 2020

The article warns that exploding numbers of IoT devices and poor password practices are creating a massive credential risk, citing a Thycotic/Cybersecurity Ventures report that billions of passwords were stolen (3 billion in 2016) and forecasting vastly more at risk by 2020; it also highlights specific flaws (a Netgear router password bypass) and recommends mitigations such as encrypted storage, password policies, and privileged-account vaults.