Microsoft Forgets To Patch Korean Web Server, Hackers Swipe Passwords
from the that'll-teach-you... dept
If you thought that Microsoft needed a lesson in the difficulty they face getting everyone to patch their operating systems every time a new security hole is announced, they may have just received one. Apparently, some hackers broke into MSN’s site in Korea and installed a tracking program to record the data as anyone entered their user name and password. How did the hackers get in? Turns out the server wasn’t patched, and the hackers exploited a known hole in the operating system. Microsoft points out that they didn’t manage the server themselves as an excuse for this — but it should make it pretty clear that they may be a bit over-optimistic in expecting everyone to keep patching their own operating systems.
Comments on “Microsoft Forgets To Patch Korean Web Server, Hackers Swipe Passwords”
Global evolution
Machines tend not to be patched well in Asia, so they tend to have more dramatic virus epidemics.
I was forwarded a spam message in Japanese, a basic “hi I’m lonely&horny” message, but somehow it sounded more personal and real in the other language.
We’ll see what new scams criminals will be invented in other parts of the world — new twists added.