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Hacker attacks reported to happen every 39 seconds

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techtronic
techtronic Original post #1
Feb 7, 2007 at 5:29 AM
A new study by the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland reveals that cyber hackers now strike once every 39 seconds and that "1234" is the top guess as a password, which hacker scripts use to gain access to someone's files.

The most common username that hackers look for is "root". Not surprisingly, these most common guesses are the default for most users, leaving amateurs who don't know how to change their information as the most vulnerable.


Read More : *www.tgdaily.com/2007/02/06/hacker_attacks_39seconds/
azzu
azzu #2
Feb 7, 2007 at 6:44 AM
nice INFO