BT Security Advisory: Exposed Dial-Up Numbers Risk Notification

Network managers have slammed BT for taking too long to respond to the security gaffe caused by its publication of a database of private network dial-up numbers. "It was a ready-made resource for hackers for almost a year," he said. "You . . . Network managers have slammed BT for taking too long to respond to the security gaffe caused by its publication of a database of private network dial-up numbers. "It was a ready-made resource for hackers for almost a year," he said. "You had a few thousand numbers that you could guarantee had a modem on the other end. It would be easy for a hacker to have a go at any number on that list," he said.

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