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Quicken Backdoor Discovered

"A Russian firm that provides password-recovery services says it has
found a backdoor in the encryption mechanism that Quicken uses to
secure password-protected files, a feature that makes millions of users
of the personal finance program more vulnerable to government spooks or
other highly determined snoops.

Elcomsoft, which made waves in 2001 after it circulated
software that circumvented digital rights management protections in
Adobe’s eBooks, said the latest version of its Advanced Intuit Password
Recovery product allows users to remove password protection from
Quicken files."

Article Link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/23/quicken_password_backdoor/