[PLUG] Got hacked last night - HELP!

[Jim Teisher]

Bill,

I don't have any have any advice on your problem, but I just wanted to 
offer my moral support. I have been in situations like yours and I know 
what is like. It seems that most of the people that have replied have 
offered constructive help, and for the one's who haven't been, just 
filter it out and keep going.

Good Luck,

Jim

On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, Bill Thoen wrote:

> On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, Russ Johnson wrote:
> 
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>>> Bill Thoen wrote:
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>>>> >Well, lucky me. My RH 8 box got hacked again. That makes Linux just as 
>>>> >insecure as Windows.
>>>> >
>>
>>> How do you figure?
> 
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> Windows hacked 3 times, Linux hacked 3 times.
> 
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>>> It appears you were running insecurely configured services on your 
>>> system. That's your fault, not the operating systems.
> 
> 
> I suppose that's one narrow way to look at it. I'm just a little pissed
> right now, and can barely contain myself. If I could afford the time to
> learn everything an expert sysadmin knows, or the pay the six-figure
> salaries to those who do, or hire a couple of assassins to whack a few
> hackers and spammers, I'd be much happier at the moment.
> 
> By your logic, people who get hacked deserve it. That's like saying if you
> walk down the street in Portland and neglect to wear your body armor or
> didn't pay your protection money, and then get assassinated, well, heh...  
> your fault, sucker! It's pretty intolerable. 
> 
> And don't shove that "If you can't stand the heat..." aphorism down my 
> throat. I've had enough to gag on today.
> 
> But I really do appreciate the kind help I can still get from most people
> here.  It gives me something to hope for.
> 
> - Bill Thoen
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