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well our linux server just got hacked

The Linux admin made a SSH hole in the firewall for remote working. Some hacker in Romania with IPScan found the hole (scanning the internet), and bruteforced a weak password.
(very simple script will do this)

The hacker then downloaded and installed a rootkit.(there are hundreds of these available for download).

This allowed the hacker to trade up to root. Then install IRC to boast to hacker friends, and bash and ps etc were replaced with versions that will not show hacker files or processes.

I estimate within 30 minutes I could do the same now I've investigated it.

The linux admin was blaming "some windows trojan" until I pointed out how easy this was.

Windows has changed a lot. Once upon a time, my Win98 machines were riddled with viruses, and you just couldn't get them off.
But nowadays XP with SP2 is pretty damned good.
Vista looks great. And they've even removed default Admin access.
I think people need to revisit the question of which OS is more secure now.

Posted by: stevey_d   Posted on: 07/24/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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