[ale] GaTech security breach SANS announcement

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On Mon, Apr 14, 2003 at 03:32:30PM -0400, Dow Hurst wrote:
> The initial info I got was that it was a Solaris box installed five 
> years ago and left unpatched.

In a very recent case of a commercial bank that allowed a similar
compromise, there was a class action lawsuit for steep damages.

> Dow

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