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> Microsoft Admits Passport Was Vulnerable
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Posted: May 9 2003, 09:44 AM
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...osoft_hackers_2

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A computer researcher in Pakistan discovered how to breach Microsoft Corp.'s security procedures for its popular Internet Passport service, designed to protect customers visiting some retail Web sites, sending e-mails and in some cases making credit-card purchases. Microsoft acknowledged the flaw affected all its 200 million Passport accounts but said it fixed the problem early Thursday, after details were published on the Internet. Product Manager Adam Sohn said the company was unaware of hackers actually hijacking anyone's Passport account, but several experts said they successfully tested the procedure overnight.

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good ol' Micro$not... :D
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