Hidden Backdoor Discovered On HP MSA2000 Arrays

wiredmikey writes "A hardcoded password-related security vulnerability has been discovered which apparently affects every HP MSA2000 G3, a modular large scale storage array. According to the alert, a hidden user exists that doesn't show up in the user manager, and the password cannot be changed, creating a perfect 'backdoor' opportunity for an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information stored on the device, as well as systems it is connected to."

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Re:Looks like a big "fuck you" to Uncle Sam.

[Anonymous Psychopath]

Don't we hear every so often about how the US government wants backdoors into otherwise secure systems and crypto algorithms for "national security" or "law enforcement" purposes? I suspect that the MSA2000 was required to have a backdoor to appease Uncle Sam, and somebody at HP decided that if Uncle Sam wanted a backdoor, Uncle Sam could damn well have a goate.cx-esque backdoor.

Exactly! What happened was that they used this type of storage array to hold data on the 9/11 cover-up, and also to edit the footage of the "moon landing". Also the specs for their black surveillance whisper copters.

Or someone at HP is a moron.