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On 9/19/07, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:09:30 -0700, Grant wrote: |
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> > Last night my host sent out a message that their database had been |
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> > compromised. I contacted them this morning and it turns out that all |
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> > of their trouble tickets were exposed. I checked my records and |
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> > (stupidly) I had included my root password in an email to them about a |
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> > year ago. I (stupidly) hadn't changed the password since. I've |
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> > changed it now and rebooted the system, but what do you think? Do I |
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> > need to start this thing over? |
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> equery check sys-process/procps |
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> equery check sys-apps/coreutils |
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> Make sure that none of the executable files have changed. |
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> Also, emerge and run app-forensics/rkhunter |
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I'm not a security expert, not even near. But, if I was in a possible |
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vulnerable position like a leaked root password, wouldn't an "emerge |
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-ef world" and a posterior offline "emerge -e world" replace any |
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possible binary changed by an intruder? That would minimize the risk, |
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and allied with rkhunter and other forensic tools and password change |
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could make you pretty sure that your environment is safe afain... |
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Just a thought... |
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