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Re: Microsoft exec tells how hacker got in
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () ATTRITION ORG>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 03:42:48 -0700
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/SeattleTimes.woa/wa/gotoArticle?zsection_id=268448455&text_only=0&slug=hack23&document_id=134269414 by Brier Dudley Seattle Times technology reporter Friday, February 23, 2001 A top Microsoft executive revealed yesterday how a hacker was able to view some of the company's top-secret source code last October, shedding light on a notorious attack that raised concern worldwide about network security.
This is so amusing. I am too lazy to track down exact URL's and quotes right now, but how many articles did we read that quoted Microsoft officials as saying the hackers did NOT have access to source code at any point? The one redeeming quality to that entire incident (to some people) was that Microsoft was bold enough to acknowledge the attack. Yeah, they were cornered by reporters who had an inside scoop and had no choice. Now, we find out that they were still lying about the severity of the intrusion. So.. previous to this we had to trust Microsoft's buggy code. Now, we are to trust Microsoft's potentially backdoored buggy code? ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email LISTSERV () SecurityFocus com with a message body of "SIGNOFF ISN".
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