Sunday, May 25, 2008

Millions of BT internet users 'open to hackers'

By John Bingham Last Updated: 12:15AM BST 26/05/2008

Millions of internet users with a BT system may be vulnerable due to a security flaw well known to hackers, it has been claimed.
Criminals could use software easily downloaded from the internet to crack passwords and change settings on the company's popular Home Hub system in as little as five seconds, experts warned. One specialist stated that customers could be living in a "false paradise".

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2028687/Millions-of-BT-internet-users-%27open-to-hackers%27.html

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