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U.S. military computer attacked

#1 Postby bfez1 » Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:02 pm

Previously undiscovered flaw used to attack Army Web site

By Bob Sullivan
MSNBC

March 17 - A computer intruder armed with a secret, particularly effective attack tool recently took control of an Army Web server, MSNBC.com has learned. Both Microsoft and the CERT Coordination Center released hastily-prepared warnings about the vulnerability that led to the attack on Monday. But it was a disturbingly successful attack, experts say, because the intruder found and exploited a flaw that took security researchers completely by surprise.
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#2 Postby mf_dolphin » Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:05 pm

Yet another undocumented Microsoft feature (bug)...
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