Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:40:58 +0000 (GMT) From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> To: freebsd-chat <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Yahoo hacked last night Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9912081638110.37369-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Check out the article on cnet. I lost the URL, or i would post it. Apparently, crackers changed some test on the yahoo page to threaten computer world destruction with a virus if Kevin Mitnick were not released. Only lynx and outdated netscape/IE users saw it. Yahoo said no data was damaged, and the virus threat was a hoax. Question: if a site like yahoo has telnet disabled (thus disabling running commands directly) how could someone gain control of the system or access to privileged information? -jm ------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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