Re: Re: Attacks on ssh port

From: Craig Edwards (brain_at_winbot.co.uk)
Date: 09/18/04

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    Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:32:29 +0100
To: "Frankye - ML" <listsucker@ipv5.net>

    eurgh.... blank root passwords... (shudder)

    i stick with the standard of only one user being able to su to root, direct root logins being disabled, and deleting my toor account unless it is needed...

    >The sources seems to mainly be cracked boxes with, aemh... blank root
    >passwords.
    >(everytime I read the previous 3 words together I shudder, apologies if
    >they have the same effect on you :)
    >
    >| they're back and keep clogging my logs.
    >| Is there a "easy" way of getting these ip-numbers added to the
    >| blocking-list of ipfw??
    >

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