OmarBadu zidik 25071 Posts user info edit post |
http://news.com.com/Mac+OS+X+hacked+in+less+than+30+minutes/2100-1002_3-6046197.html?tag=nefd.top 3/6/2006 3:26:51 PM |
eraser All American 6733 Posts user info edit post |
SSH port was open (no firewall) - this situation applies to most *nix systems. 3/6/2006 3:32:30 PM |
moron All American 34142 Posts user info edit post |
http://test.doit.wisc.edu/ Give it a shot then.
Though it's a lot harder when you don't have an SSH login to the computer...
Quote : | "The ZDnet article, and almost all of the coverage of it, failed to mention a very critical point: anyone who wished it was given a local account on the machine (which could be accessed via ssh). Yes, there are local privilege escalation vulnerabilities; likely some that are "unpublished". But this machine was not hacked from the outside just by being on the Internet. It was hacked from within, by someone who was allowed to have a local account on the box. That is a huge distinction.
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3/6/2006 3:32:45 PM |
cyrion All American 27139 Posts user info edit post |
im sure if apple had a larger market share they'd be able to locate and fix these securities issues faster as well. just my opinion though. 3/6/2006 3:36:25 PM |
Shaggy All American 17820 Posts user info edit post |
news.com.com 3/6/2006 3:36:40 PM |
moron All American 34142 Posts user info edit post |
^ That's a legit CNET domain (if that's what you were trying to say). 3/6/2006 3:54:39 PM |
Shaggy All American 17820 Posts user info edit post |
orly? did not know that. 3/6/2006 3:57:01 PM |
qntmfred retired 40726 Posts user info edit post |
yeah, i never understood that domain choice. why wouldn't they just use a different domain rather than risk it looking shady. i guess it's not that big a deal now that everyone (almost) knows news.com.com but it just seems kinda ghetto 3/6/2006 4:03:05 PM |
wolftrap All American 1260 Posts user info edit post |
news.com works has since '94 or so 3/6/2006 4:25:53 PM |
Shaggy All American 17820 Posts user info edit post |
its com.com that makes it look shady not news.com 3/6/2006 4:28:55 PM |