99078
submission
tomscott writes:
I run Linux and have opened port 22 on my cable modem so that I can SSH into my system from work. Being able to SSH into my system also gives me the oppurtunity to monitor my system and I noticed while running top that there were a lot of SSH connections begining and ending quickly. So I took a look at my /var/log/messages file and saw:
Feb 26 02:33:05 tsc64 sshd[8115]: Did not receive identification string from 65.107.44.150
Feb 26 02:34:19 tsc64 sshd[8119]: Failed password for root from 65.107.44.150 port 4407 ssh2
Feb 26 02:34:20 tsc64 sshd[8121]: Invalid user admin from 65.107.44.150
Feb 26 02:34:20 tsc64 sshd[8121]: Failed password for invalid user admin from 65.107.44.150 port 44127 ssh2 ...
Feb 26 07:04:06 tsc64 sshd[11384]: Invalid user test from 219.239.98.111
Feb 26 07:04:06 tsc64 sshd[11384]: Failed password for invalid user test from 219.239.98.111 port 59963 ssh2
So I am seeing two unauthorized systems try to gain access to mine via SSH. As far as I have seen in the logs no one has actually gained access to my system which is good. I would like to know if there is an organization or group or even if I should contact the police to report such things?
97982
submission
Brady the Anonymous Coward writes:
Taken from site — "Although technology continues to evolve, a group of die-hard gamers refuses to abandon the classic arcade games of yesteryear. The 80's live on for these enthusiasts, who compete against each other and history to record the world's highest scores. Portland gamer Bill Carlton is one of the most brazen, fearlessly taking on some of the toughest records on the books.
HIGH SCORE follows Bill as he attempts to take down the Atari classic Missle Command and its twenty year-old record. To get the 80 million points he'll have to play the game on one quarter for over two days straight. There is no pause button. There will be no sleep. There can be only one victor in this classic story of Man versus Missle Command."
97742
submission
Arrogant-Bastard writes:
Julie Amero has a
new attorney who is requesting a postponement of sentencing.
Steve Bass of PC World has
summarized the case.
There are at least two blogs covering this:
State v. Amero
and
Julie Amero.
The latter is run by Julie's husband, Wes Volle, and is accepting donations
to help with her defense. Please spread the word, and please contribute: this woman is facing
40 years in prison over pop-ups.
97716
submission
Griffin writes:
I went for a job interview recently. Not that I was particularly looking to move from contracting back into full-time work, but I came upon the role completely by accident and thought: