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Is this the sort of system one would want locked down to only be accessible from certain IP addresses? Like the dealership's IP address? It truly baffles me ho

by Rust 17y ago

Is this the sort of system one would want locked down to only be accessible from certain IP addresses? Like the dealership's IP address? It truly baffles me how even the most basic security precautions seem to be beyond the ken of $100/hour professionals/companies.

stuff4ben 17y ago
While ip address restriction isn't foolproof, it would have probably stopped this "hacker" from gaining access. And the article says this guy was pretty good with computers?!?!? If he was, then he'd have covered his tracks better.
- epochwolf 17y ago
  One person's definition of good with computers is another person's definition of a script kiddy. :) I was called "good with computers" just because able to modify the toolbars in Word 97. (Not to mention knowing html!)
  - nitrogen 17y ago
    It gets worse. I had an acquaintance in junior high (long time ago) who found out that I was a computer programmer. One day he asked me to come over to his house and "program" his parents' computer. I thought it was cool that he wanted help learning how to program. When I got there, I found out what he really wanted was to have someone install Quicken for Windows for him. I did the dance of clicking "Next" a bunch of times, and his parents were amazed. I tried explaining that that's not what "programming" means, but it apparently didn't stick. The next week, he called me up just to brag that he had learned how to "program" computers too, and how he must be smarter than me because it took me so long to learn how to program.
ax0n 17y ago
Most auto Stealerships are just using the same old broadband that home users have, with dynamic DHCP IP addresses. As for the provider? I wouldn't likely blame them. It was likely that several dealerships may have set up one shared account on the system for everyone to use, or that someone left the password written or printed out in plain view. These things happen. All. The. Time.
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- cookiecaper 17y ago
  Can't we blame them for creating such an evil system?

by Rust 17y ago

stuff4ben 17y ago

While ip address restriction isn't foolproof, it would have probably stopped this "hacker" from gaining access. And the article says this guy was pretty good with computers?!?!? If he was, then he'd have covered his tracks better.

epochwolf 17y ago
One person's definition of good with computers is another person's definition of a script kiddy. :) I was called "good with computers" just because able to modify the toolbars in Word 97. (Not to mention knowing html!)
- nitrogen 17y ago
  It gets worse. I had an acquaintance in junior high (long time ago) who found out that I was a computer programmer. One day he asked me to come over to his house and "program" his parents' computer. I thought it was cool that he wanted help learning how to program. When I got there, I found out what he really wanted was to have someone install Quicken for Windows for him. I did the dance of clicking "Next" a bunch of times, and his parents were amazed. I tried explaining that that's not what "programming" means, but it apparently didn't stick. The next week, he called me up just to brag that he had learned how to "program" computers too, and how he must be smarter than me because it took me so long to learn how to program.

ax0n 17y ago

Most auto Stealerships are just using the same old broadband that home users have, with dynamic DHCP IP addresses. As for the provider? I wouldn't likely blame them. It was likely that several dealerships may have set up one shared account on the system for everyone to use, or that someone left the password written or printed out in plain view. These things happen. All. The. Time.

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cookiecaper 17y ago
Can't we blame them for creating such an evil system?