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Mitnick Testifies on Telco's Security

Posted by michael on from the what-me-worry dept.

Woefdram writes "Our favourite computer criminal (?) Kevin Mitnick testified in a case against Telco Sprint that their security was like Swiss cheese: full of holes. The story on SecurityFocus quotes Mitnick, saying, 'I had access to most, if not all, of the switches in Las Vegas,' and tells how he came up with a list of 100 challenge-response codes." We've written about this case before.

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  1. Plead the Fifth! by TheDick · · Score: 3, Funny

    Never EVER testify like this, no matter WHAT the DA promises you. Shit Kevin, I thought you knew better?

    *FREE KEVIN*

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  2. The real speech... by alapalaya · · Score: 4, Funny

    "their security was like Swiss cheese: delicious."

    (yeah, my .sig is wrong, so what?)

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    667 The Neighbour of the Beast
  3. Re:Why do it? by GodInHell · · Score: 5, Funny

    You gotta admit though, he's got the earmarks to be one of those great mythological figures one day.

    Can you prove it?
    Wait here for a few minutes..
    **a few minutes later**
    Here are the passwords for your central switches, I had them on file in one of my drop points down the street. Lucky me that it was still there.
    **laywer fumbles and swears**

    Remember, Hackers are like boyscouts, they're always prepared.. they just prepare for alot more than preventing forest fires and walking old ladies across the road.

    -GiH
    -This isn't my dog, this is an aibo. My dog is years more advanced than this.