From: Alex Filacchione <alexf@iss.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 06:39:34 -0700 (PDT)
To: "stewarts@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: RE: Recent Web site cracks
Message-ID: <01BBB5C5.AAE46460@alexf.iss.net>
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From: 	stewarts@ix.netcom.com[SMTP:stewarts@ix.netcom.com]
Sent: 	Tuesday, October 08, 1996 12:37 PM
To: 	pjb@ny.ubs.com
Cc: 	cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: 	Re: Recent Web site cracks

At 09:46 AM 10/8/96 -0400, pjb@ny.ubs.com wrote:
>The recent cracks of the DOJ, CIA and Dole web sites have caused me to think 
>about just what is going on here.
>
>Do you suppose that these entries were made via the httpd route, maybe via 
>cgi-bin, or just a straight telnet-type entry to the server?  I don't know 
>what operating systems were involved with these three systems, or even if

The DOJ and CIA sites were actually cracked; don't know the mechanisms.


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Apparently it was the ole phf bug.  Or so I've heard.

Alex F
alexf@iss.net