Web hackers force closure of AT&T proprietary site

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Saturday, April 15, 2000

Web hackers force closure of AT&T proprietary site

Managers of a Web page with information on an AT&T Corp. unit's share offering closed the proprietary site Wednesday after hackers made it accessible to any Internet user, people familiar with the situation said.

The site, EquityShow.com, allowed select investors to view a presentation by AT&T Wireless Group Chairman John Zeglis and AT&T Wireless Services Chief Executive Mohan Gyani. NextVenue Inc. had been hired to create and run the site.

On April 7, an employee of a NextVenue rival logged into the EquityShow.

com site with a valid password and ran a hacking program called WebStripper, the people said. The next day, other unauthorized users were able to enter the site.

http://www.seattlep-i.com/business/dgst1510.shtml

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), April 15, 2000


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