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RE: Hacked! :(
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Soffen, Matthew)
Tue Nov 24 09:27:40 1998
From: "Soffen, Matthew" <msoffen@iso-ne.com>
To: "Soffen, Matthew" <msoffen@iso-ne.com>,
UNIXMAN <jzygmont@alpha.confederationc.on.ca>
Cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 09:28:42 -0500
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Or you need to have used a root exploit.
Matthew Soffen - Webmaster http://www.iso-ne.com/
ISO New England
1 Sullivan Road
Holyoke, MA 01040-2841
(413) 535 8167
==============================================
Boss - "My boss says we need some eunuch programmers."
Dilbert - "I think he means UNIX and I already know UNIX."
Boss - "Well, if the company nurse comes by, tell her I said
never mind."
- Dilbert -
==============================================
> ----------
> From: UNIXMAN[SMTP:jzygmont@alpha.confederationc.on.ca]
> Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 7:45 PM
> To: Soffen, Matthew
> Cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
> Subject: RE: Hacked! :(
>
> which you need root access.
>
>
> On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, Soffen, Matthew wrote:
>
> > Even if you use shadow passwords, it can be broken. All it takes is
> > access to the shadow password file.
> > Matthew Soffen - Webmaster http://www.iso-ne.com/
> >
> > ISO New England
> > 1 Sullivan Road
> > Holyoke, MA 01040-2841
> > (413) 535 8167
> > ==============================================
> > Boss - "My boss says we need some eunuch programmers."
> > Dilbert - "I think he means UNIX and I already know UNIX."
> > Boss - "Well, if the company nurse comes by, tell her I said
> > never mind."
> > - Dilbert -
> > ==============================================
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: Ramon Gandia[SMTP:rfg@nook.net]
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 21, 1998 3:53 PM
> > > To: redhat-list@redhat.com
> > > Subject: Re: Hacked! :(
> > >
> > > UNIXMAN wrote:
> > > >
> > > > did you se a password for root? <G> How have they been breaking
> in
> > > to
> > > > your systems so easily?
> > >
> > > A few ways that I can think of.
> > >
> > > (1) Log in as a regular dial up user for FTP, and download
> > > /etc/passwd
> > >
> > > (2) (harder) Log in as anonymous and download /etc/passwd.
> > >
> > > (3) If he does not use shadow passwords, the /etc/passwd
> > > encryption is easy to break.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ramon Gandia ==== Sysadmin ==== Nook Net ==== http://www.nook.net
> > > 285 West First Avenue rfg@nook.net
> > > P.O. Box 970 tel. 907-443-7575
> > > Nome, Alaska 99762-0970 ======================= fax. 907-443-2487
> > >
> >
> >
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