[Info-vax] Famed US hacker Kevin Mitnick dies aged 59

[Dave Froble]

On 7/26/2023 6:53 PM, gah4 wrote:
> On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 11:08:54 PM UTC-7, Nomen Nescio wrote:
>
> (snip)
>
>> Some of us continue to question whether Mitnick actually hacked
>> a VMS system as claimed, or simply took advantage of a careless
>> system manager who failed to change the default password on a
>> certain account. Shimomura knows the truth of the matter and so
>> does that SYSMGR.
>
> As far as I know, that counts.
>
> Reminds me of the story of the plumber fixing a sink.
> Goes under the sink, and a few minutes with a hammer, fixes it
> and gives the bill for $50 to the owner.
>
> Owner complains about so much for just a little work.
>
> Then a new bill:
>
> Applying hammer to drain: $1.  Knowing where to do it: $49.
>
> Not all hackers will know the default passwords for VMS.
>
> For those that do, it counts.

Who would consider knowing default passwords "hacking" ???


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