SteveJRogers wrote: it's not hacking. using passwords to access data on databases is not hacking. Do I hack the CPF every time I log in? If you are logging into an account you didn't create without their consent (or even using it when someone leaves the account open on a computer), then yes, that is hacking. If you created an OptimisticMetFan account or your handle as your real name, that isn't hacking. bah, diluting the word. If I sit down at your computer and type into your open CPF window that's "hacking"? really? The Plague: Our recent unknown intruder penetrated using the superuser account, giving him access to our whole system. Margo: Precisely what you're paid to prevent. The Plague: Someone didn't bother reading my carefully prepared memo on commonly-used passwords. Now, then, as I so meticulously pointed out, the four most-used passwords are: love, sex, secret, and... Margo: [glares at The Plague] The Plague: god. So, would your holiness care to change her password?