[News] Windows Flaws Leak Confidential Information of 300,000 People

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| The hacker got into a back-up computer server Wednesday morning for about
| 40 minutes and launched a virus, which state Treasurer Ron Ross said
| was immediately removed.
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Larry Qualig...

I'll repeat what DPA wrote -

"I read the linked article, and it didn't say what OS the infected
server used. Maybe you know from somewhere else what software the
Nebraska child-support agency uses, but it doesn't say there."

Your links still don't mention the OS or if it even was a "flaw" - For
all we know someone could have gained telnet access by using "password"
as the password.

OK...

Great, but what was the flaw? Did they forget to set a password on
Administrator? I just ask because IIS 6 on Windows Server 2003 never
had any critical vulnerability in its three years of existence... not
a single one, zero, none.

Unlike most other web servers, starting with the very insecure Apache:

Roy Schestowitz...

Thanks, Sinister. This makes you wonder what type of people that governmental
department employs. Maybe it's the case of children supporting children.

Best wishes,