Was DST ever hacked? I am sure they would try to keep it quiet. And layoff those responsible for any breaches.
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Yes the password for all voicemails was set to DST. So you could call in from 8164354495 to access the voicemsil system from a pay phone. Then select the extension for an executive and use dst to access stored voicemails. The fact some execs never changed their passwords showed theydidnt care about much
I kept a small digital recorder in my workarea in my pile of papers. Recorded what was said after I went home. My manager was a whinner
Jim in security had a wife that worked there too. I am thinking thats a job distraction to have hubby and wife at the same place. I don't think his heart was in the job. He didn't seem to care if people were using other people's sign-ons. He ask no questions. Just reset passwords that people had locked up by entering the wrong one too many times. No awareness of people trying to sign in on other's credentials.
The guy that was in charge of systems security in 1980's and 1990's , I forget his name, maybe Jim.......he was the wrong guy for the job. Many red flags were ignored by him and internal audit. Security was a joke. No telling how many people's information was ripped off......i am talking mutual funds account info
Yes, programmers connecting from home could access millions of SS numbers
Tee hee, tee hee. How funny. I would have been entertained listening to the elites voicemails. Probably had some girlfriends messages on there too! Tee hee!
Flash? What kind of rinky di-k password is that? Sounds like something a 5 year old might use!
Passwords like "FLASH" were meant to be hacked!
Use random numerals and punctuation symbols for passwords. Make them 20 characters long at the least. Then your safe.
Thats funny that people listened to the executives voicemail messages! What a sc--wed up management team!
"Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right". That's DST. Poor training and knowledge of systems.
Rolm telecom systems had a function that allowed upgrades to capture and use existing passwords, so they were still valid after any upgrade. So minimum disruption no need to set up a new password after upgrade. That was stupid setting a generic password of "DST" for every single employee at DST. No telling how many people then listened to others saved voicemails. I forget, was the telecom group at the Winchester location?
in December 1990 Ben Browning predicted a huge earthquake would ruin the USA. I know a person used the generic voicemail password of "DST" to call in and listen people's voicemail messages, after the VM system was upgraded to a new version. The earthquake was discussed by all the "big boys" at the top of the corporate ladder in voicemails left for each other. Why those guys never changed their voicemail passwords to something very unique is beyond me. Of course their voicemail had personal messages from wives and girlfriends too. Must have been spicy stuff!