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Pimpshiz Exploits Windows NT Bug: NASA and Library Defaced

Calendar Aug 17, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Ben Charny writes "Hacker "Pimpshiz" said Wednesday he has exploited a bug in Windows NT to deface five dozen Web sites in the past two weeks, including NASA and the French national library." Ben Charny writes "Hacker "Pimpshiz" said Wednesday he has exploited a bug in Windows NT to deface five dozen Web sites in the past two weeks, including NASA and the French national library."

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