I am aware of the "sticky" in Security about ssh. I just thought that more people would see the post if it were placed here.
I have just noticed this post on another forum.
http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=31358
There is probably no need to panic but just make sure that the usual good housekeeping is performed with strong passwords, active firewalls etc.
In addition do ensure that a rootkit hunter such as rkhunter is installed. It comes with the 10.2 OS but it is not enabled.
For those using another OS or who require further information please visit:
www.rootkit.nl