The web site administration for this system, a system that can be used to disable automobiles, is protected by simple password authentication that is open to brute force attack.

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But the fix for both the Chuck Norris and Craig Heffner's attack is simple enough: Give your router a decent password.

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While it doesn't appear that member accounts were accessed, the attack displayed LinkedIn's tardiness in implementing the most advanced password-encryption systems.

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