“Some 250 Linux servers were found to have been infected
with a hacking program used in denial of service (DOS) attacks,
raising serious security concerns with the popular open source code
servers.“
“The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) said
yesterday that SECUi.COM, a local communication security firm
detected a hacking program used in DOS attacks during a routine
check on one of its clients last Tuesday. The company was able to
trace the origin to a Linux server in a PC room in Kangnung,
Kangwon Province.”
“SECUi.COM then reported the incident to the National Police
Agency (NPA) and the Korea Information Security Agency (KISA) and
the consequent investigation by the NPA discovered that the hacking
program had been installed in about 250 servers. Systems operated
by 200 companies, 30 colleges and 20 public offices were found to
have been infected.”