Re: Two hackers caught tapping into Boeing, federal computers

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From: John Stanley
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 21:04

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In article <1992Nov13.195515.19232@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> dave@jato.jpl.nasa.gov writes:
>ddv@unix.brighton.ac.uk (Domenico De Vitto) writes:
>>Any org. that has a _root_ password in _a_ dictionary gets all it deserves.
>
>They didn't explicitly say that they cracked the root password. 

>>filed with the charges stated. ``He then transferred the password file
>>to a Boeing Company computer, where he decrypted the passwords.''
>>      That process gave Anderson the ``root'' password, which allowed

If decrypting the passwords gave him the root password, then yes, Dave,
they cracked the root password.

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From: stanley@skyking.OCE.ORST.EDU (John Stanley)
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Subject: Re: Two hackers caught tapping into Boeing, federal computers
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