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Supposedly disabling IPv6 still doesn't prevent exploitation, so lazy IT will get hacked anyway.



The article says the opposite:

> As a mitigation measure for those who can't immediately install this week's Windows security updates, Microsoft recommends disabling IPv6 to remove the attack surface.

and

> "That means it's wormable. You can disable IPv6 to prevent this exploit, but IPv6 is enabled by default on just about everything."




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