Re: Where's my bloody gun?
Robin Szemeti [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] quoth: * * What IS the mentality of idiots who attack community sites * like this? * *maybe it was just a script kiddie .. maybe it was a worm. It wasn't anything quite so dignified. I had reinstalled the Catalog module last month after a failed attempt to upgrade it and at the time I didn't notice it had made the .conf files group writeable. At some point within 30 mins of whomever this was deciding to overwrite the file broke the catalog but not the rest of the box. I suggest that anyone else using the Catalog module check their installation just for good measure. So, it was a trivial stupid thing that are usually the cause of such problems though it didn't make my day to hear this news before I had my first cup of coffee which may explain the note that was up on the front page for a while. Nothing was damaged or compromised save my ego :) And, as far as the idiots go, I doubt there are any fewer today then there were yesterday. e.
Re: Where's my bloody gun?
On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Elaine -HFB- Ashton wrote: And, as far as the idiots go, I doubt there are any fewer today then there were yesterday. well .. my theory is: they say 'theres one born every minute'.. but sometimes, due to oversight, there isn't one born for a whole hour or so, so they have to send along a particularly stupid one to keep the averages up. -- Robin Szemeti Redpoint Consulting Limited Real Solutions For A Virtual World
Where's my bloody gun?
I guess it's old news to you all, but there's a notice on http://search.cpan.org to the effect that it has been hacked. I use this a lot. What IS the mentality of idiots who attack community sites like this? Where's my bloody gun
RE: Where's my bloody gun?
t'was probly a Python maniac. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 3:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Where's my bloody gun? I guess it's old news to you all, but there's a notice on http://search.cpan.org to the effect that it has been hacked. I use this a lot. What IS the mentality of idiots who attack community sites like this? Where's my bloody gun Copyright in this message and any attachments remains with us. It is confidential and may be legally privileged. If this message is not intended for you it must not be read, copied or used by you or disclosed to anyone else. Please advise the sender immediately if you have received this message in error. Although this message and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by Open Link International for any loss or damage in any way arising from its use.
Re: Where's my bloody gun?
On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: oh I forgot to mention: Where's my bloody gun you haven't got one any more, the government decided they were just too dangerous for you to play with. -- Robin Szemeti Redpoint Consulting Limited Real Solutions For A Virtual World
Re: Where's my bloody gun?
On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess it's old news to you all, but there's a notice on http://search.cpan.org to the effect that it has been hacked. I use this a lot. What IS the mentality of idiots who attack community sites like this? maybe it was just a script kiddie .. maybe it was a worm. there have ben a couple of worms crawling around that basically infect your host, delete a variety of files, put up there own hacked index page, try and spread. its all pretty automatic and rapid, especially with decent connectivity. keep up to date with those security advisiories girls, and as leisure suit larry always used to say 'save early, save often' ;) -- Robin Szemeti Redpoint Consulting Limited Real Solutions For A Virtual World
