[K12OSN] uh oh

cliebow at downeast.net cliebow at downeast.net
Thu Dec 16 11:38:26 UTC 2004


twiw: i see in my logs many attempts at ssh contact using trivial
usernames..any chance you are Mary admin or Fred? chuck
> Burke Almquist wrote:
> > Someone probably figured out your user password and changed it.
> > 
> > On Dec 15, 2004, at 4:04 PM, anthony baldwin wrote:
> > 
> >> I ended up rebooting the machine and logging in as root, checked users 
> >> & groups settings, and, sure enough,
> >> appeared as though my password has been changed.
> >> The root password was not altered, just my user password.
> >> Could this mean that my machine was somehow compromised?
> > 
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> This would have to have been done remotely.
> The computer was alone in my room at home all day,
> but connected to the internet.
> 
> How may I check this out further?
> 
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