Relay server attack tactic dupes auto-reporting

Category : Security | 40 views | 2008-07-14 01:02:03

Sysadmins have begun noticing a coordinated attack on servers with open SSH ports that tries to stay under the radar by only attempting to guess a password three times from any compromised machine. Instead of mounting an attack form a single compromised host, hackers have worked out a means to relay a brute force attack between multiple assault machines.…