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- wontstoptalking, on 08/26/2008, -0/+73Dugg for the most relevant thumbnail on Digg in a long time.
- iamghost, on 08/26/2008, -2/+45maybe it wasn't hackers that meant harm. maybe they broke in just to shed light on a security flaw. opinion
- Vadi0, on 08/25/2008, -3/+40***** happens, but it's how it's dealt with that matters. imho they did fine here.
- Borgcube636, on 08/26/2008, -5/+37Idk, looks kindof risky. You guys had better switch over to Vista.
- inactive, on 08/26/2008, -2/+24This would never have happened if every Linux developers carried a gun. Attackers would think twice before infiltrating the system. Proof the war on drugs is a failure.
- DaviDTC, on 08/26/2008, -1/+21wow again! Or is this just another dupe story? Do you realize that yesterday you dugg this story that you duped?
- smotpoker, on 08/26/2008, -0/+18Of course they would and DID. Redhat is a commercial distribution with paying customers. Failure to notify would make them liable and hurt their future business, don't be stupid. Do you honestly think this is the first time a major distribution has been compromised in such a manner?
- bieber, on 08/26/2008, -0/+17You seem to be mistaken. Red Hat and Fedora actually aren't owned by Microsoft...
- twiztidsinz, on 08/26/2008, -0/+15The challenge?
- shanehonda, on 05/19/2009, -0/+14To keep them on their toes? Always have to consider worst case scenario.
- chewbie, on 08/26/2008, -1/+15I'm digging this guy up because he's funny even though he means it or not
- smotpoker, on 08/26/2008, -3/+15I believe you and SitPo are both sadly mistaken. Linux and most modern forms of Unix are developed for the express purpose of hacking and being hacked.
Perhaps you should reconsider your understanding of the term "hack" and of the statements of *nix advocates. Anyone who says anything is completely secure (or "unhackable" as SitPo inaccurately put it) is likely an utter moron. However neither such an assertion nor this incident change the fact that any Unix variant is inherently more secure than Windows - that is not fanboy-ism, it is fact. - vgtek, on 08/26/2008, -1/+12Bill G and Seinfeld
- amfantasy, on 08/26/2008, -1/+12they were messing with ssl packages so it was an "evil" attack. They are dealing with problem well, I wish all companies would do this.
- SitPoMk, on 08/26/2008, -7/+18"Unhackable"
- inactive, on 08/26/2008, -3/+14It can happen to any OS vendor. The non-US microsoft servers get hacked every few months. There are mirrors/snapshots of the hacked servers. It doesn't always reflect the security of the OS, but rather the security practices, policies, procedures and infrastructure implementations of the business.
- Rudigity, on 08/26/2008, -0/+10are you retarded?
- inactive, on 08/26/2008, -4/+13Lets see you hack a commodore 64 bitch
- javaroast, on 08/26/2008, -1/+9And sc0rpi0n was dubbed "the clueless." 1 out of 3 isn't so bad.
- smotpoker, on 08/26/2008, -1/+8This is why daily and automatic updates should be frowned upon, or at least limited, with just about any OS/distro. Glad they caught it pretty quick though
- inactive, on 08/26/2008, -1/+8alldas.org used to have thousands of them (ms servers that were hacked) but they shut down due to peer pressure for supposedly encouraging the automated hacks and postings. At zone-h.org, look in their archive for some. I have not checked lately, but I bet you can find some MS update servers in there. Hackinthebox and attrition also have some references.
Either way, I have seen it happen many times. In most cases it was not the fault of the OS vendor, but rather the sysadmins or lack thereof. I have seen plenty of hacked windows, openvms, linux, *bsd, solaris, hp-ux and many other servers. The numbers are mostly a reflection of what is trendy at the time. - lonemarauder, on 08/26/2008, -0/+6comment dug for absolutely brilliant trollery.
Bravo. - fritzek, on 08/26/2008, -0/+6You realize, that Commodore 64 is a piece of hardware and the other two are operating systems, right?
- chewbie, on 08/26/2008, -0/+6... so what do you use the computer for if it's not connected to the internet? How do you get to read mind-boggling news like this on digg?
- RedClaw, on 08/26/2008, -1/+7Redhat/Fedora being packaged with IBM makes them a high-profile target for the anti-establishment faction. No operating system or server is wholly bullet-proof or impervious to these types of attacks.
It DOES take a little wind out of the sails of the mac/*nix/windows zealots in general. - Pardis, on 08/26/2008, -0/+5it is still hackable, just would have to break in to the place with it. Not having a connection just removes the remote hacking. it does not mean that the system could not be hacked.
- basotl, on 08/26/2008, -0/+5I think bad sysadmin policies account for 99% of all Linux vulnerability hacks that I have seen.
- inactive, on 08/26/2008, -4/+9screw up your computer.rpm
- Klowner, on 08/26/2008, -1/+4The only unhackable system is turned off and encased in lead
- inactive, on 08/26/2008, -0/+3*OpenSSH packages
- ralphthemagi, on 08/26/2008, -1/+4There have definitely been a lack of hat stories on Digg recently. I like hats.
- smotpoker, on 08/26/2008, -5/+8Says who?
- johndavidjack, on 08/26/2008, -0/+3^^^^
Good for you, now roll your 8 foot e-penis back into your trousers. - ssavoy, on 08/26/2008, -3/+6Mac users
- inactive, on 08/26/2008, -0/+3Yes. It is.
- mmcgrath, on 08/26/2008, -3/+6A) I hope we get the attacker
B) It's been a long week
C) People deserve to know what happened (after the investigation is complete) - baseballfan0517, on 08/26/2008, -0/+3Um...did you read this article? And why would you stay away from updates for a month if there is a known problem?
"Red Hat has responded by issuing an OpenSSH update and providing a command-line tool that administrators can use to check their systems for potentially compromised OpenSSH packages." - mozert, on 08/26/2008, -0/+2why is the theme color of the fedora blue while the sponsor is red?
- Carnage6669, on 08/26/2008, -0/+2ya' know... sadly, i don't think he does ....
- ralphthemagi, on 08/26/2008, -3/+5So you can see a story about you on Digg, Reddit and Slashdot?
It's all about the fame and the street cred. The first person to whip up a really nice exploit for OS X is going to be pretty famous. Gotta be something good, that steals your Keychain or some such. - inactive, on 08/26/2008, -1/+3don't leave town just yet...
- ha3er0, on 06/16/2009, -0/+2@chewbie I use Linux to go online...
- jnordb, on 08/26/2008, -0/+1Yeah...Vista's really good unless you know it's really Vista....or something like that.
- LauV, on 08/26/2008, -0/+1redtube
- stack3r, on 08/26/2008, -0/+1sif digg a guy down cause he knows facts.
- EclipseAgent, on 08/26/2008, -0/+1Those were redone on saturday when rhn was hacked into. It was brought down again today, with nothing released from RedHat publicly (that i've seen) ..
These are 2 different incidents. How about you know your facts? - sanford42, on 08/27/2008, -0/+1dugg you up westyvw because you are completely right.
- inactive, on 08/26/2008, -1/+2pop a cap in their white ass
- basotl, on 08/26/2008, -0/+1Looking at link do you mean:
http://www.eeepclinux.com/
Cause the other one is just a bait and switch on the url. - westyvw, on 08/26/2008, -1/+2WRONG: Linux servers make up the majority of the server market. They previously were more popular but are becoming less so, yet still remain dominant. They are hacked on pretty much an equal percentage as windows servers, usually due to social engineering.
However, a Linux box is a MUCH more valued prize for hackers due to the power of Linux and the ease of remote administration. Many windows clients that are compromised and make up bot nets are controlled through Linux machines. Popularity of the linux desktop clients has nothing to do with this. -
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