Secret account in mission-critical router opens power plants to tampering

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“The branch of the US Department of Homeland Security that oversees critical infrastructure has warned power utilities, railroad operators, and other large industrial players of a weakness in a widely used router that leaves them open to tampering by untrusted employees.  The line of mission-critical routers manufactured by Fremont, California-based GarrettCom contains an undocumented account with a default password that gives unprivileged users access to advanced options and features.”

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/09/secret-account-in-mission-critical-router-opens-power-plants-to-tampering/

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