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Old 09-27-2011, 02:30 PM   #1
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LXer: That Was the Breach That Was


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The attack on Kernel.org last month was "a big wake-up call," according to Green Armor's Joseph Steinberg. "This breach could have been astronomically worse. If the attack had been carried out with more sophistication, the attackers could have done a lot worse damage than they did. The gut feeling is that it is more of an accidental intrusion."

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Old 09-27-2011, 02:45 PM   #2
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I doubt the culprits will ever be found or caught. You have to wonder what kind of people would hack FLOSS...
 
  


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