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		ipnon on Sept 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Check if your IP is exposing any ports. If you see... A creepy name for a startup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHODAN

spapas82 on Sept 22, 2020 [–]

Shodan (from System Shock) was one of the best villains in the history of computer games!

achillean on Sept 22, 2020 | [–]

One of my favorite games and I picked the name as an homage to my favorite game where you play a hacker. And to be fair, I didn't think that Shodan would become as big as it has when I first launched the website.

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