Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:52:47 -0400 From: Lucas Holt <luke@foolishgames.com> To: Matt Heath <matt@thebigchoice.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ftp.gnu.org got cracked... how does this affect FreeBSD? Message-ID: <9F6A7A0A-CDF1-11D7-93AA-0030656DD690@foolishgames.com> In-Reply-To: <3F3AB602.7020704@thebigchoice.com>
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Are you sure it was a guy? Male hackers usually aren't that patient. I doubt the source was altered anyway. Someone would have caught it by now.. they did when apache.org was attacked through their database server a few years back. On Wednesday, August 13, 2003, at 06:04 PM, Matt Heath wrote: >> >> >> So far there's no evidence that any distfiles were compromised. For >> files in the ports collection, they would have been caught by the md5 >> checksum. >> > > I wouldn't be so sure, the guy was harvesting passwords. > Although I don't know the details of the commit procedure he would > surely be able to fiddle with any commits which are, by definition, > going to have different checksums. > > but I'm guessing. In the face of no facts it is the only choice I have. > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Lucas Holt Luke@FoolishGames.com ________________________________________________________ FoolishGames.com (Jewel Fan Site) JustJournal.com (Free blogging) "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
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