Okay, this is the last post on this subject. The message should be clear by now - put your own house in order by revisiting your own passwords!
This comes from maximumpc.com, but I have seen it covered in several other sites as well.
"There is a lot of emphasis on computer security these days. Strong passwords, encryption, the whole nine yards. Apparently no one told a community called South Houston in Texas, USA. According to various confirmed reports, the municipality was using a simple three-character password to protect its Internet-facing SCADA system, which controls water and sewage systems. This system was accessed by a hacker known only as pr0f as a proof of concept. Yikes."
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