From: xyberpix (xyberpixxyberpix.com)
Date: Mon Feb 07 2005 - 14:23:16 CST

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For what it's worth, the latest release of THC's Hydra was released
recently, maybe that's got something to do with it, are they
login/password attacks?

xyberpix

On 6 Feb 2005, at 15:09, Bernie Cosell wrote:

> We're now getting hammered with the third round of ssh probes in the
> last
> four days [one from CA, one from Brazil and one from Virginia]. I was
> wondering: is there some virus or the like floating around now that
> leaves an ssh-hammering zombie in its wake? Or is it just coincidental
> that we have gotten three floods?
>
> [the probes are just dozens of random-seeming login attempts with a
> bunch
> of root-password-guesses interspersed]
>
> /Bernie\
>
> --
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> --> Too many people, too few sheep <--
>
>
>
>
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