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Dutch ISP Discovers 140,000 Customers With Default Password

Posted by timothy on from the remove-fingers-from-dike-and-type-new-one dept.

bs0d3 writes "In Holland, a major ISP (KPN) has found a major security flaw for their customers. It seems that all customers have had the same default password of 'welkom01'. Up to 140,000 customers had retained their default passwords. Once inside attackers could have found bank account and credit card numbers. KPN has since changed all the passwords of the 140,000 customers with weak passwords. They also do not believe anyone has actually been burglarized since discovering this weak spot in security."

5 of 99 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Verizon online by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I was there for that... I got cursed out that week by many a little old lady.

  2. New password by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    All offending passwords were changed to "welkom02." Crisis averted!

  3. "Dear Subscribers" by bitt3n · · Score: 4, Funny

    "We have discovered you have been using default password 'welkom01'. This represents a grave security risk. Therefore, we have changed your password to 'welkom02'."

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    how many pairs of boxer shorts should you own?
  4. Damn! by evenmoreconfused · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just lost about 140K bots on my net...

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    No. Well...maybe. Actually, yes. It really just depends.
  5. Re:Tourism in Holland is going to EXPLODE by formfeed · · Score: 5, Funny

    The only thing missing from your post is something about wooden shoes and windmills. Thanks for the generalization, again.

    This, and that war-driving has to be done on a bicycle.