Following up before I leave for Spring Break
Since I detailed the script attacks on my Apache box looking for unpatched open-source software like phpmyadmin and Mambo , I get interesting search traffic from people looking for the hacking tools and scripts involved. They search for “pmafind” and “r3v3ng4ns,” and I think they’re actually looking to try and use the scripts rather than defend themselves.
I notified the netblock owner of every U.S.-based server I’ve identified trying to log onto my Linux box using SSH, and everybody I’ve notified said, yes, they had an issue and were taking the box offline. Some script-based attempts used over 1,000 usernames and passwords. Too bad the vast majority of them were overseas.
location” listed in my Google
Maps tour. I was going to post pictures of it from the ground, but the
signs surrounding the area prohibit that, so you won’t be seeing them here.
is doing cool things with tracking the Avian flu on Google Earth, and has
another Google Earth/GIS story coming out soon.
I hope that when I return from Spring Break (undisclosed location), the world isn’t all 28 Days Later.