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  Microsoft exec tells how hacker got in
Time: 12:07 EST/17:07 GMT | News Source: Seattle Times | Posted By: Robert Stein

Thanks to a K for point this out. Once inside, the intruder searched for a server with a blank password, Herbold said. Until Microsoft released its Windows 2000 software last year, its server software came with a blank password, and administrators sometimes forget to create new passwords. Herbold said a server being set up for a customer was left with a blank password, giving the intruder access.

Next the intruder searched the network for personal computers with blank passwords or passwords that would be easy to decipher, Herbold said.

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