1996-10-09 - Re: Recent Web site cracks

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From: The Deviant <deviant@pooh-corner.com>
To: “Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM” <dlv@bwalk.dm.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-10-09 23:26:13 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 16:26:13 -0700 (PDT)

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From: The Deviant <deviant@pooh-corner.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 16:26:13 -0700 (PDT)
To: "Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM" <dlv@bwalk.dm.com>
Subject: Re: Recent Web site cracks
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On Tue, 8 Oct 1996, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:

> stewarts@ix.netcom.com writes:
> > The DOJ and CIA sites were actually cracked; don't know the mechanisms.
> 
> They used firewalls that are known to be easily crackable.
> 

I know, for a fact, that the CIA hack was a PHF exploit. (at least in
part, obviously thats not the _entire_ thing, and there had to be some
firewall penetration somewhere, but...)

don't ask ;)

 --Deviant
Legalize free-enterprise murder: why should governments have all the fun?







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