On Mon, 2008-06-02 at 10:06 +0800, jam wrote: > Frankly, no one I know, has ever had, or knows someone who has ever had a > compromised linux box. Frankly I doubt if all of SLUG ever has ... > > Here compromised means: someone has taken control of the machine and is > using it for some nepharious purpose eg spam DoS etc
I have had to clean up such an infestation in my career. An entire Unix-based computing facility was compromised. Basically it was because the lunatics were running the asylum. Regards Peter Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> /\/\* http://miller.emu.id.au/pmiller/ PGP public key ID: 1024D/D0EDB64D fingerprint = AD0A C5DF C426 4F03 5D53 2BDB 18D8 A4E2 D0ED B64D See http://www.keyserver.net or any PGP keyserver for public key. "Once you change how you think it makes sense." -- Final Cut Pro easter egg
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