ZDNet Australia: Debian Locks Out Developers After Server Hack

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 17, 2006

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“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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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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