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Tim S · 13th Jul 2006, 17:00

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/07...ervers_hacked/

specofdust · 13th Jul 2006, 17:02

That's pretty lame. Hackers generally "stick it to the man" not to the decent people doing lots of hard work for free. Poor show

TheEclypse · 13th Jul 2006, 17:27

Maybe they found a security hole, and figured the fastest way to get it patched is to hack something.

wafflesomd · 13th Jul 2006, 17:30

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Originally Posted by specofdust

That's pretty lame. Hackers generally "stick it to the man" not to the decent people doing lots of hard work for free. Poor show

I totally agree, this is just lame, these ppl put out an OS for free, something they work very hard on, and ppl go and do this, thats just lame.

BioSniper · 13th Jul 2006, 17:38

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Originally Posted by specofdust

That's pretty lame. Hackers generally "stick it to the man" not to the decent people doing lots of hard work for free. Poor show

QFT!

webbyman · 13th Jul 2006, 17:49

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Originally Posted by TheEclypse

Maybe they found a security hole, and figured the fastest way to get it patched is to hack something.

im sure many people would like to believe this... lol

i don't understand who? or why? someone would feel the need to do this...
it doesn't realy make sense...

DXR_13KE · 13th Jul 2006, 17:49

it was not a newb haker, because this is linux, they say its uber secure agains hakers. but this is realy realy lame.

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Originally Posted by TheEclypse

Maybe they found a security hole, and figured the fastest way to get it patched is to hack something.

why not tell them instead?

Glider · 13th Jul 2006, 17:59

Showing them is more effective

altough, The linux community is the only one that can release bugfixes 14 hours after the bug was found

OT: Lame, very Lame... If they find the one that did this, DDOS all the way

yahooadam · 13th Jul 2006, 18:56

very lame, a free piece of software and someones hacking it, that's just plain lame .....

poor show people ..

eddtox · 13th Jul 2006, 19:26

It was MS trying to stick it to the competition. (half-joke). These people should be hung, drawn and quartered (repeatedly)!

-ed out

Matkubicki · 13th Jul 2006, 19:56

If this was a hack against MS then you'd be laughing at the poor quality of MS servers but when it happens to Linux its all "these people should be hung." Surely hacking a few gifted amateur's sites doesn't cost TOO much money, where as hacking microsoft.com and taking it down along with MSN etc for a period of time would cost MS millions. Hacking is bad all the time not just when against linux groups.

Glider · 13th Jul 2006, 20:04

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Originally Posted by Matkubicki

Surely hacking a few gifted amateur's sites doesn't cost TOO much money, where as hacking microsoft.com and taking it down along with MSN etc for a period of time would cost MS millions. Hacking is bad all the time not just when against linux groups.

Do you know what you are saying?

yahooadam · 13th Jul 2006, 21:34

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Originally Posted by Glider

Do you know what you are saying?

hacing MS is an interesting prospect, but IMo you would only serve to piss off many consumers

Although it would be funny if somone penetrated the great MS firewall

Naked_Dave · 13th Jul 2006, 21:48

Although I never agree with this kind of cracking, I think it's good that people have shown that Linux (or any other non microsoft OS) isn't as totally secure as the /. types try to tell you!

olly_lewis · 13th Jul 2006, 21:58

The question I'm asking, and all of you are, is why? Why would you want, need, do something like this? Though I am beginning to sound like I'm on the edge of a breakdown, but it just baffles me why someone would want to hit a site that provides an alternative to Windows and OSX and that is a free and reliable for those who want it, and its not being forced on them....

Quite strange really, but I guess thats the mind of a hacker...
But perhaps they were trying to "hit them with a sledgehammer" to get them to notice security holes and perhaps they believed that this was a way to tell the developers, "its not perfect" guess we may never know...

Glider · 13th Jul 2006, 22:12

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Originally Posted by Naked_Dave

Although I never agree with this kind of cracking, I think it's good that people have shown that Linux (or any other non microsoft OS) isn't as totally secure as the /. types try to tell you!

Noone will ever say Linux is uncrack/hack-able... You know, there even are virii for Linux systems... But compare Linux to Windows and you must agree that Linux is a couple of leagues above Windows.

koola · 13th Jul 2006, 22:28

bad show Mr hacker... bad show

WILD9 · 14th Jul 2006, 09:04

Really pitiful.

dullonien · 14th Jul 2006, 10:41

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Originally Posted by Glider

Noone will ever say Linux is uncrack/hack-able... You know, there even are virii for Linux systems... But compare Linux to Windows and you must agree that Linux is a couple of leagues above Windows.

Urm theres no way for you to know that, no hackers etc. target linux so it will apear more secure, if linux had 90% of the market or whatever windows holds, would linux still be leagues above windows?

Hakers always seem to be one step ahead.

Woo hoo, 100th post.

woodshop · 14th Jul 2006, 10:48

i say it was an automated bot and that the 'Hacker' have do clue what he was hacking.

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13th Jul 2006, 21:58	#15
olly_lewis Hypermodder Join Date: May 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 756	The question I'm asking, and all of you are, is why? Why would you want, need, do something like this? Though I am beginning to sound like I'm on the edge of a breakdown, but it just baffles me why someone would want to hit a site that provides an alternative to Windows and OSX and that is a free and reliable for those who want it, and its not being forced on them.... Quite strange really, but I guess thats the mind of a hacker... But perhaps they were trying to "hit them with a sledgehammer" to get them to notice security holes and perhaps they believed that this was a way to tell the developers, "its not perfect" guess we may never know... __________________ My signature dumped me... ___________

13th Jul 2006, 18:56	#9
yahooadam Ultra csavarkulcs Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,323	very lame, a free piece of software and someones hacking it, that's just plain lame ..... poor show people ..

13th Jul 2006, 19:26	#10
eddtox Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Medway Posts: 345	It was MS trying to stick it to the competition. (half-joke). These people should be hung, drawn and quartered (repeatedly)! -ed out

13th Jul 2006, 19:56	#11
Matkubicki Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 306	If this was a hack against MS then you'd be laughing at the poor quality of MS servers but when it happens to Linux its all "these people should be hung." Surely hacking a few gifted amateur's sites doesn't cost TOO much money, where as hacking microsoft.com and taking it down along with MSN etc for a period of time would cost MS millions. Hacking is bad all the time not just when against linux groups.

13th Jul 2006, 21:48	#14
Naked_Dave Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bournemouth, England Posts: 593	Although I never agree with this kind of cracking, I think it's good that people have shown that Linux (or any other non microsoft OS) isn't as totally secure as the /. types try to tell you!

13th Jul 2006, 22:28	#17
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14th Jul 2006, 09:04	#18
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woodshop UnSeenly Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Depths Of Hades Posts: 1,379	i say it was an automated bot and that the 'Hacker' have do clue what he was hacking.