From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 11 06:20:45 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id GAA15288 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 06:20:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from lsmarso.dialup.access.net (lsmarso@lsmarso.dialup.access.net [166.84.254.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id GAA15278 for ; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 06:20:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lsmarso@lsmarso.dialup.access.net) Received: (from lsmarso@localhost) by lsmarso.dialup.access.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA00699; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 09:19:23 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <19971211091919.59865@panix.com> Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 09:19:19 -0500 From: "Larry S. Marso" To: Patrick Gardella , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Yahoo Vandals? References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88 In-Reply-To: ; from Patrick Gardella on Wed, Dec 10, 1997 at 08:33:17AM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Ah! Hadn't thought about that. I think we can safely conclude, given this aspect of the story, that this whole thing is a plot by Micro$oft to discredit FreeBSD. ;-) -- Larry S. Marso lsmarso@panix.com On Wed, Dec 10, 1997 at 08:33:17AM -0500, Patrick Gardella wrote: > I light of the break-in at Yahoo, and the recent conversations about Yahoo's > use of FreeBSD, does anyone know how they managed to get in? I can make some > guesses (hole in applications, sniffing for passwords, physical compromise of > passwords, etc.), but I thought I would ask. Just want to make sure there isn't > some hidden security hole that hasn't been plugged. > > I haven't heard anything from the news sources about FreeBSD or how they got in. > > I certainly wish we could say that since they were switched to WindozeNT, they > were cracked ;) But they are still running FreeBSD, AFAIK. > > No cause for alarm, just curiosity! > > Patrick Gardella > recent conversations about Yahoo's > use of FreeBSD, does anyone know how they managed to get in? I can make some > guesses, but I thought I would ask. > > I haven't heard anything from the news sources about FreeBSD or how they got in. > > I