New York Times Internal Network Hacked

New York Times Internal Network Hacked
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2002-02-26

How open proxies and default passwords led to Adrian Lamo padding his rolodex with information on 3,000 op-ed writers, from William F. Buckley Jr. to Jimmy Carter.

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New York Times Internal Network Hacked 2002-02-27
Anonymous

Nice article. Just a side note: the reference to Jimmy Carter identified him as ex-president. The reference to Bill Clinton did not. I wonder if this was by accident......

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New York Times Internal Network Hacked 2002-02-27
bill (at) billmarsano (dot) com [email concealed]

1. I would like Mr. Lamo to contact me at his convenience.

2. SS #s are commonly the key to stealing someone's identity and looting their bank acounts, committing other ghastly crimes. Should one of the Times' Op-Ed contributors be so abused, would not the Times be liable for failing to protect t...

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