Go back and read Microsoft's acknowledgement again. Yes, hundreds, at the very least. He confirmed to me that all his attacks, including the Fish and Wildlife Service , the UK's Adult Learning Inspectorate , and the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation , were done by exploiting Microsoft SQL Server. The proper fix would be to force the password to be changed before the software can be used, as piranha now does. The lesson here is that the media doesn't treat security reports very fairly.
Some organizations have their own selfish reasons to push one agenda or another.
The motive doesn't have to be that devious, though sometimes, of course, it is. The nitty-gritty of security news, after all, is rather dry. So next time you see a biased polemic about system security, or even a small media feeding frenzy about the latest exploit, take a moment to ask why it's being reported outside of the admins' mailing lists. The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.