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The Happy Hacker Goes To Google
SecurityProNews
Staff Writer
2006-10-16
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Google's newly launched Code Search is proving useful for finding website vulnerabilities, but also for locating potty-mouth coder insertions.
It seems Microsoft receives the brunt of the profanity, as frustrated (Apple) coders drop the f-bomb quite often in reference to Internet Explorer or Windows requirements.
But the naughtiest words of all are the easily accessed passwords, backdoor commands, and user information that can be found in open source code.
Some are seeing it as a good thing, as Google Code Search will force coders to be more secure. In the meantime, however, there is quite the concern that a lot of sites face an increase in vulnerability.
Security researcher and former Dark Side hacker Johnny Long posted an extensive list of vulnerabilities and sensitive information found via Google Code Search. The list includes directories, vulnerable files, servers, networks, usernames, passwords and "juicy info."
The hacker's forum that makes up Long's site has already found what one might consider an identity thief's dream repository, as the detailed personal information of many is displayed.
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