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If a certain account is present then the attacker might know a certain service is running and then target that. Might also reveal the purpose of the machine (o

by tjoff 8y ago

If a certain account is present then the attacker might know a certain service is running and then target that. Might also reveal the purpose of the machine (oh, this is probably the build server) or who is managing it.

mirimir 8y ago
Nothing crucial should be directly accessible from the Internet.
- tjoff 8y ago
  Indirectly then, or, the publicly facing servers are crucial enough. It is information leakage, not the end of the world but it can potentially be helpful for an attacker.