R00tbeer returns – Philips hacked, poor passwords revealed yet again

R00tbeer is back, we’re sorry to say. This time the victim is Dutch technology giant Philips.

Paul Ducklin looks at some of the mistakes made by Philips, cracks some of the stolen hashes to remind you about password choice, and keeps us mindful of the real offenders here.

Story added 21. August 2012, content source with full text you can find at link above.