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Nearly 6 Million Internet-Facing FTP Servers Still Exposed in 2026, Censys Warns

📅 18 April 2026 at 02:43 UTC📰 Cyber Security NewsView original source ↗
Nearly 6 Million Internet-Facing FTP Servers Still Exposed in 2026, Censys Warns

According to a recent April 2026 report by security researcher Himaja Motheram at Censys, just under 6 million internet-facing hosts are still running the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). While this marks a significant 40% decline from the 10.1 million servers observed in 2024, the presence of this decades-old protocol continues to pose an exposure risk […] The post Nearly 6 Million Internet-Facing FTP Servers Still Exposed in 2026, Censys Warns appeared first on Cyber Security News.

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🔍Threat Overview

Nearly 6 million internet-facing FTP servers remain exposed, marking a 40% decline from 2024, but still posing an exposure risk due to the use of a decades-old protocol.

⚙️Technical Details
Affected Systems
Internet-facing hosts running FTP
Attack Vectors
Unknown
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: High
Who Is at Risk
Organizations with internet-exposed FTP servers
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Disable or uninstall FTP servers where not necessary
2Implement secure alternatives to FTP, such as SFTP or HTTPS
3Conduct regular vulnerability scans for FTP servers
📦Affected Products
FTP servers and potentially other systems with similar protocols

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