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fast - Re: Debian Investigation Report after Server Compromises




On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, csj wrote:

> Now I'm curious: is it possible to get rooted while on dialup?

fastest breakin i know about took about 15 seconds for them 
(the crackers) to get in and play with that new box ...

once that machine went online ... they were already cracked
and had to reinstalll and harden before going online

when you go live... you're always looking for stuff .. why
things are not working properly...

c ya
alvin

- if a cracker sitting on a oc3 at a colo does decide to crack
  a dialup machine ... they must be awfully bored ..  :-0




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