U of Wisconsin's Mac OS X Security Challenge 401
digitalsurgeon writes "The University of Wisconsin [ed: Go Badgers] has launched a Mac OS X Security challenge, in response to a 'woefully misleading ZDnet article'. From the site: 'The challenge is as follows: simply alter the web page on this machine, test.doit.wisc.edu. The machine is a Mac mini (PowerPC) running Mac OS X 10.4.5 with Security Update 2006-001, has two local accounts, and has ssh and http open - a lot more than most Mac OS X machines will ever have open.' Are you up to the task? Can you prove ZDNet wrong, or can you show that Mac OS X can really be hacked in less then 30 minutes? More information about the challenge is at http://test.doit.wisc.edu/ The challenge ends Fri 10 March 2006 10:00 AM CST." Update: 03/07 14:32 GMT by Z : Commentary on the contest and original claim is available at VNUNet
Prove it! (Score:5, Funny)
So guys, what do you say? Should we all mabye prove ZDNet wrong by not breaking into that computer?
Re:Hackorama Windows (Score:2, Funny)
A competition to crack a win 2k3pro server isn't a competition, that's a free-for-all.
Re:Prove it! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hackorama Windows (Score:1, Funny)
Does /. win... (Score:3, Funny)
Hacked Pixel #F0F8FF (Score:4, Funny)
In fact, nobody even noticed.
Re:Prove it! (Score:5, Funny)
So to anyone wanting to compete in this challenge: sorry.
over 15 posts! (Score:2, Funny)
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/06
That.. must be a record.
incidentally the original post seems to reflect a more updated view
Re:A Different Test (Score:3, Funny)
Easy, To Do (Score:5, Funny)
How unfair! (Score:4, Funny)
Busted? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:A Different Test (Score:5, Funny)
Science never enters the picture here, this is a religious debate.
Re:Prove it! (Score:5, Funny)
Why don't we just do what Slashdot does best, and DDoS the thing instead? The way I see it, that's the best way to protect it from being hacked in the first place.
Doubtful... (Score:4, Funny)
So... Anyone up for breaking into the U of Wisc password database?
Re:Hint (Score:3, Funny)
Long live Vindows!
Re:Easy, To Do (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Logs (Score:2, Funny)
2006-03-07 08:21:24 66.35.250.150 - 72.33.255.254 80 GET
2006-03-07 08:21:25 66.35.250.150 - 72.33.255.254 80 GET
2006-03-07 08:21:26 66.35.250.150 - 72.33.255.254 80 GET
2006-03-07 08:21:27 66.35.250.150 - 72.33.255.254 80 GET
2006-03-07 08:21:27 66.35.250.150 - 72.33.255.254 80 GET
2006-03-07 08:21:27 66.35.250.150 - 72.33.255.254 80 GET
2006-03-07 08:21:28 66.35.250.150 - 72.33.255.254 80 GET
2006-03-07 08:21:29 66.35.250.150 - 72.33.255.254 80 GET
2006-03-07 08:21:30 66.35.250.150 - 72.33.255.254 80 GET
2006-03-07 08:21:31 66.35.250.150 - 72.33.255.254 80 GET
Re:Hint (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The IP (Score:3, Funny)
Hack away...
Re:Doubtful... (Score:4, Funny)
Why try brute force when you can pull a social engineering attempt:
Daer DAvid Schroeoedir,
I am A NIGERIAN PRINCE WHO HACE RECENTLY MOVED TO WISCONCIIN And AM Vary INTERISTED IN OBtaining AN ACCOUINT ON TEST.DOIT.WISC.EDU...i CUULD WIRE YUO 1 MILLION DOLLARS...