Graphic source, CNN, 19 September 1996.
Computer Sweden reports today that hacks compromised embassy and government email accounts worldwide. The countries effected by this breach are the foreign ministry of Iran, the Kazakh and Indian embassies in the U.S., Uzbeki embassies and consulates worldwide, the Russian embassy in Sweden, and login details for email accounts at the U.K. visa office in Nepal.
The usernames and passwords for more than 100 email accounts were posted online.
Freelance security consultant Dan Egerstad posted the information.
Egerstad told Computer Sweden that he never used the information to log in to any of the compromised accounts in order not to break any laws.
The story indicates the sorry state of security by governments worldwide. As annoying as Egerstad may seem, this is an indication that greater vigilance is needed online. The range of countries hacked also indicates that there is little likelihood that there is an ulterior, financial, or political motive, to the hacks.
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