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Re: [PLUG] Brute force SSH attack confounds defenders
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Problem solved.
http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/
Alex Valentine
asv@ivoss.com
http://www.alexvalentine.org
aim: asv108vv
On Dec 9, 2008, at 11:06 PM, Brian Vagnoni wrote:
> There goes the neighborhood :-)
>
> ATTACKS
> --SSH Brute Force Attack Uses Botnet to Target Specific Servers
> (December 5 & 8, 2008)
> After noting a spike in failed SSH logins in October, researchers
> identified an ongoing brute-force attack that involves multiple
> machines
> that have been compromised with bot software. The attacks target
> specific servers. Researchers have not been able to obtain a sample
> of
> the botnet code used in the attack.
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/08/brute_force_ssh_attack/
> http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Distributed-SSH-attacks-bypass-blacklists--/news/112174
>
>
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