Hacker hits Georgia state database via hole in security software
Confidential information on more than 570,000 people exposed
When it comes to information security these days, most organizations remain in a tenuous position. Despite their best efforts, enterprises continue to be successfully ...
News Story by Jaikumar Vijayan
MARCH 30, 2006 (COMPUTERWORLD) - An unpatched flaw in a “widely used security program” was exploited by an unknown hacker to gain access to a Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) database containing confidential information on more than 570,000 members of the state’s pension plans.
The intrusion occurred sometime between Feb. 21 and Feb. 23 and involved a hacker who used “sophisticated hacking tools” to break through several layers of security after accessing the server hosting the database via the software flaw, said Joyce Goldberg, a GTA spokeswoman.
Goldberg refused to name the security vendor whose software was exploited, citing an ongoing investigation. She added, however, that the vulnerability exploited by the hacker had already been publicly disclosed by the vendor,
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citing an ongoing investigation. She added, however, that
the vulnerability exploited by the hacker had already been publicly
disclosed by the vendor, <<<<
Now that rings bells........
The company in warning the users of the program, also alerted a hacker how to get in......
Damned if you do and damned if you don't.
Did they use that hole to post jihadi sites?
Sorry, I think that was funny, when they used the Arkansas
site for jihadi websites, wasn't that 007? I think so.