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RE: [cobalt-security] BE CAREFUL : Hacker Contest Could Start Sunday 7/6
- Subject: RE: [cobalt-security] BE CAREFUL : Hacker Contest Could Start Sunday 7/6
- From: "Gavin Nelmes-Crocker" <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 10:50:24 +0100
- List-id: Mailing list for users to address network security on Cobalt products. <cobalt-security.list.cobalt.com>
> In the last few days, we've received some emails from clients letting us
> know that there may be a hacking contest on Sunday July 6.
<snip>
> Our suggestion is to make sure that you have the latest patches
> available on
> your server, and also to make sure that your backup is as up to date as
> possible.
Interesting - we have the latest patches on our RaQ4s but some recent activity is making me wonder if it has been compromised as our RaQ550 is reporting portscans coming from one of our RaQ4s - only started today and I can't believe a customer would be doing it and none of them have shell access.
Maybe the safest thing for Cobalt users would be to turn their units of for the duration. Bit drastic I admit but bearing in mind we have little control of security patching maybe best in the light of previous hacks.
Gavin