Call it a hacking-as-a-service (HaaS): a group renting network server access for a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including Cisco Systems, is taking advantage of weak passwords to offer logins for cheap. Despite its discovery three weeks ago, the service still appears to be going strong, at last count renting access to nearly 17,000 computers worldwide.


https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hacking-as-a-service-offers-access-to-fortune-500/
Call it a hacking-as-a-service (HaaS): a group renting network server access for a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including Cisco Systems, is taking advantage of weak passwords to offer logins for cheap. Despite its discovery three weeks ago, the service still appears to be going strong, at last count renting access to nearly 17,000 computers worldwide.
Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:33:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hacking-as-a-service-offers-access-to-fortune-500/

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