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Re: [cobalt-users] Raq3 admin & root passwords
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Raq3 admin & root passwords
- From: "Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue Apr 25 13:15:27 2000
Michael Zimmermann <zim@xxxxxxxx> Wrote
On: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:42 PM
> While being online for some time tonight, it came to my attention,
> that two of the RaQs of members of this list have been severely
> hacked. Both admins used telnet to connect and work as root.
> A coincidence? I don't think so. An other secuity hole than
> telnet? Perhaps, but it's a fact, that this telnet-window was
> left open on both hacked machines.
>
Michael,
I hope that you notified the appropriate members of the list! (offline of
course)!
Gerald