Comments on: eBay: Phishers Upgrading To Linux http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2007/10/06/ebay-phishers-upgrading-to-linux/ Bringing Fire To The Village: Your Source For Computer, Network & Information Security News from Dave Lewis, Security Blogger Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:16:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: IT Security » Blog Archive » Threats this week… http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2007/10/06/ebay-phishers-upgrading-to-linux/#comment-59762 IT Security » Blog Archive » Threats this week… Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:24:06 +0000 http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2007/10/06/ebay-phishers-upgrading-to-linux/#comment-59762 [...] eBay discovered this when they analyzed the attacks that were being made against them, reported Dave Lewis last [...] [...] eBay discovered this when they analyzed the attacks that were being made against them, reported Dave Lewis last [...]

]]> By: microsoft » eBay: Phishers Upgrading To Linux http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2007/10/06/ebay-phishers-upgrading-to-linux/#comment-56969 microsoft » eBay: Phishers Upgrading To Linux Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:02:52 +0000 http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2007/10/06/ebay-phishers-upgrading-to-linux/#comment-56969 [...] john wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe folks from eBay have done an analysis on the attacks that they experience. They discovered that the majority of attacks were originating from rootkitted Linux boxes. Now, before the Windows koolaid drinkers start pointing and hooting realize this point. The Linux boxes are being targeted by phishers as they are prized for their reliability. From Computer World NZ: The vast majority of the threats we saw were rootkitted Linux boxes, which was rather startling. We expected Microsoft [...] [...] john wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe folks from eBay have done an analysis on the attacks that they experience. They discovered that the majority of attacks were originating from rootkitted Linux boxes. Now, before the Windows koolaid drinkers start pointing and hooting realize this point. The Linux boxes are being targeted by phishers as they are prized for their reliability. From Computer World NZ: The vast majority of the threats we saw were rootkitted Linux boxes, which was rather startling. We expected Microsoft [...]

]]> By: Dave Lewis http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2007/10/06/ebay-phishers-upgrading-to-linux/#comment-56964 Dave Lewis Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:40:01 +0000 http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2007/10/06/ebay-phishers-upgrading-to-linux/#comment-56964 Hey Kurt :D Yeah, <b>all</b> OS acolytes should take this as a lesson that ANY OS or software package is vulnerable. If it isn't today, wait 5 minutes. The sobering effect of this study will most likely be lost on sysadmins in general but, hope springs. Vigilance is not optional. Hey Kurt

:D

Yeah, all OS acolytes should take this as a lesson that ANY OS or software package is vulnerable. If it isn’t today, wait 5 minutes. The sobering effect of this study will most likely be lost on sysadmins in general but, hope springs. Vigilance is not optional.

]]> By: kurt wismer http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2007/10/06/ebay-phishers-upgrading-to-linux/#comment-56963 kurt wismer Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:17:31 +0000 http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2007/10/06/ebay-phishers-upgrading-to-linux/#comment-56963 while it is true that the windows koolaid drinkers should be aware that the linux boxes are prized for their reliability, *nix koolaid drinkers should keep in mind that rootkits (the real ones) came from the *nix platform in the first place... i wonder how many of those affected sysadmin's were operating under a false sense of security as a result of using linux and weren't taking sufficient security precautions like booting from a floppy and looking for unauthorized changes... my guess would be probably not too many since clean booting (in order to operate from a known good environment) on a regular basis would ruin their uptime statistics... while it is true that the windows koolaid drinkers should be aware that the linux boxes are prized for their reliability, *nix koolaid drinkers should keep in mind that rootkits (the real ones) came from the *nix platform in the first place…

i wonder how many of those affected sysadmin’s were operating under a false sense of security as a result of using linux and weren’t taking sufficient security precautions like booting from a floppy and looking for unauthorized changes… my guess would be probably not too many since clean booting (in order to operate from a known good environment) on a regular basis would ruin their uptime statistics…

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