Registered: Mar 2005
Location: SEATTLE
Posts: 1932

"An IT consultant for the FBI, hired to work on their new 'Trilogy' computer system, apparently got hold of the username and password hash databases for the FBI's network. He then used a common dictionary attack to get usable passwords out of the hashes, including that of FBI director Robert Muller, making him able to access virtually any data stored electronically at the FBI, including Witness Protection program records. The consultant, Joseph Thomas Colon, claims he used the passwords to avoid bureaucratic obstacles, and that his actions were condoned by the FBI agents he was working with at the agency."
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this stinks of karl rove!

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Registered: Aug 2001
Location: is futile
Posts: 4983

source?

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Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Beatrice, Nebraska
Posts: 18490

It's been all over the news. The FBI is going to press charges because the guy operated beyond the parameters they set for him, or in essence: they got owned and are now throwing a fit.

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