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Microsoft Spills Customer Data
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| pseudocyber 2002-11-21, 1:22 pm |
| It's another day, it's another Microsoft Security Issue
Here is a great example of why entrusting all your info to Microsoft passport .NET whatever is a BAD, BAD, BAD idea ...
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02:00 AM Nov. 20, 2002 PT
Microsoft took a public file server offline Tuesday after Internet users discovered that the system contained scores of internal Microsoft documents, including a huge customer database with millions of entries.
The file transfer protocol server ordinarily enables Microsoft customers to download drivers, software patches and other files, as well as to upload files to the company's Product Support Services team.
But due to what experts say was an ineffective internal security policy, the public was able to have full access to folders containing confidential company presentations, spreadsheets, internal reports and other company information.
Among the files accessible to any Internet user was a 1 GB database containing millions of names and mailing addresses. The data was kept in a compressed archive named dmail_11_04_02.zip. The file, which was protected with the password "dbms," was easily opened with freely available password-cracking software.
From Wired Magazine | |
| gr33nd4yg1rl 2002-11-21, 2:00 pm |
| haHA!
lol that's a good one! | |
| kate39 2002-11-21, 2:28 pm |
| kerrrist! what a bunch of schmucks. they should get sued (again.)
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| ruscorp 2002-11-21, 2:28 pm |
| There goes my privacy, but I expect that from Micro$oft. | |
| TW2001 2002-11-21, 4:37 pm |
| damm...everyone group..i guess someone just found out it really does mean everyone. | |
| RichardJW 2002-11-21, 6:01 pm |
| pseudocyber, are you anti-Microsoft? It sure looks like it. | |
| ruscorp 2002-11-21, 6:34 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by RichardJW
pseudocyber, are you anti-Microsoft? It sure looks like it.
Isn't everyone?  | |
| namrak 2002-11-21, 9:19 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by pseudocyber
It's another day, it's another Microsoft Security Issue
Here is a great example of why entrusting all your info to Microsoft passport .NET whatever is a BAD, BAD, BAD idea ...
From Wired Magazine
Heh. Thanks for echoing my thoughts on passport pseudocyber. I've never liked the idea and have stayed away from it since the beginning. Good thing...  | |
| thecomeons 2002-11-22, 3:32 am |
| i was very reticent of signing up to passport, but in the uk it is necessary if you want eval versions of m$ software. |
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