7 Apr
2015
7 Apr
'15
6:28 p.m.
FYI, folks,
Excerpt: Linux Australia discovered the breach on March 24 after it noticed conference management software it uses called Zookeepr started sending a large number of error reporting emails, Hesketh wrote. A server had been attacked two days prior.
“It is the assessment of Linux Australia that the individual utilized a currently unknown vulnerability to trigger a remote buffer overflow and gain root level access to the server,” Hesketh wrote.
The attacker installed a remote access tool and then botnet command and control software. --- end excerpt ---
http://www.cio.com/article/2906814/linux-australia-breached-personal-details-leaked.html
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