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A NEW SECURITY threat to Windows NT networks, called the Telnet Hack, can potentially cause total system and network shutdowns.
The Telnet Hack can hit Microsoft Corp.'s Windows NT Server or Windows NT Workstation 3.5I or 4.0 machines attached to a TCP/IP network.
In a worst-case scenario, it can generate I00% CPU usage and result in systems and server crashes.
HOW IT'S DONE
All it takes is a remote client using a Telnet communications utility to connect to Port I35 of a Windows NT Server or Workstation. A hacker then types more than io...