The security wasn’t patched. Any firmware update can be modified since the keys are provided with the update. So while the patch may have been applied, it’s not permanent.
I feel like the article could have done a slightly better job of pointing this out to the layperson. But yeah, it is trivially easy to get the key off the manufacturer’s own website. Easy enough for a high school teen to do it in my opinion.
The security wasn’t patched. Any firmware update can be modified since the keys are provided with the update. So while the patch may have been applied, it’s not permanent.
I feel like the article could have done a slightly better job of pointing this out to the layperson. But yeah, it is trivially easy to get the key off the manufacturer’s own website. Easy enough for a high school teen to do it in my opinion.