[CentOS] Linux Australia breached, personal details leaked

Tue Apr 7 16:28:33 UTC 2015
m.roth at 5-cent.us <m.roth at 5-cent.us>

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.
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<http://www.cio.com/article/2906814/linux-australia-breached-personal-details-leaked.html>

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