[SLUG] Re: [LINK] Warnings over second "flaw" in Red Hat Linux

[Matt Chapman <matty@nospam.cifs.org>]

You know, this reminds me of someone:

John Vranesevich, AntiOnline

:-)

	Matt


On Tue, May 02, 2000 at 11:06:26AM +1000, Rick Welykochy wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 2 May 2000, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> 
> > Warnings over second "flaw" in Red Hat Linux
> > Australian IT
> > http://www.australianit.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,633573%255E442,00.html
> > 
> > DOMINIQUE JACKSON
> 
> [SNIP]
>  
> > Mr Todd challenged to members of the "Link" mailing list to put their Red
> > Hat servers up for hacking, and has succeeded in hacking nine of 17 systems
> > owned by government agencies, ISPs, businesses and individuals.
> > 
> > He said that when he had broken through all the servers, an email would be
> > sent to their owners telling them that their systems had been violated. A
> > message also would be sent to the Link list and the AusISP list with
> > details of the servers hacked and the security flaw.
> > 
> > Mr Todd said he hoped to finish the task in the next fortnight.
> 
> Well Mr Todd ... put up or shutup. Substantiate your claims.
> You've stated your case, let's see the list of hacked machines.
> And the exploit. The Linux community deserves at least this much.
> 
> The IT community does at least the same for MS boxes ;-)
> 
> The damage Mr Todd is doing to the image of Linux through
> mainstream media is incalculable, and all for his own benefit.
> 
> Mr Todd, your image has been besmerked beyond repair by this episode.
> 
> 
> In comtempt,
> Rick Welykochy
> 
> 
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