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Fast Modems a Hacker`s Heaven

Thousands of broadband internet modems are being installed with default passwords, making them vulnerable to hackers who can use them to surf the net at the owners` expense. But when Auckland computer programmer John Burns tried to warn people that their modems were insecure, he was threatened with legal action. Full Story