spinynorman Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Multiple servers used to maintain and distribute the Linux operating system were infected with malware that gained root access, modified system software, and logged passwords and transactions of the people who used them, the official Linux Kernel Organization has confirmed. More at The Register. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{BBI}Nexus{BBI} Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Hmmm interesting. In a way this is a good thing. How else would you know how secure you are if you don't get attacked? Getting compromised though unfortunate, helps you review, improve and put better mechanisms in place to hopefully thwart further attacks using this particular vector. I would be more concerned if it was found that the access was easily gained with little or no effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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