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ZDNet Australia: Debian Locks Out Developers After Server Hack

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“The Debian GNU/Linux project has locked a number of its
developers out of their system accounts following a security scare
in which the hack of a key internal server was discovered this
week.

“The lockout took place due to the fact a compromised developer
account was used to take control of the server, according to an
e-mail sent to the community by Debian developer Martin Schulze
shortly before 4am [Friday] AEST…”


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