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> Who wants to guess requested this backdoor be added?

It could actually have been added by malicious hackers.. Wikipedia entry[0] reads like Nortel didn't really care about having had their systems completely breached for a decade, nor did they disclose that to any (prospective) buyers of the company.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nortel#Hackers_had_free_access...




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