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- From: gbartoli@netcom.com (Guy Bartoli II)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: CNET has BACKDOOR???
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.093214.16968@netcom.com>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 09:32:14 GMT
- Article-I.D.: netcom.1992Dec30.093214.16968
- References: <tdeck.02w3@lifestyle.rhein-main.de>
- Organization: CLink - A Manly Network
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- Thorsten Deck (tdeck@lifestyle.rhein-main.de) wrote:
- : Please Help me!
- : I Run Cnet BBS SYSTEM V2.41. In the last Night a user has connectet as SYSOP!!
- : But no PW is wrong. The Hacker has many PWs from my User how???
- : And 2 HD partions are deletet!
- : If you have any information for an CNET BACKDOOR Please write me a E-MAIL!
- :
- : I can my SYSTEM only Protect if i look the way!!
- :
- : Please write me! Thanks...
- : PS: Sorry, for the bad english!
-
- First off, be careful using the word "Backdoor," because that implies that
- the programmer purposefully put this method for gaining private passwords
- into the system -- which is not the case.
-
- I'm not going to bother describing the method (bug) since I know people
- of more malicious attitudes will repeat it on their local CNet systems, but,
- any system that has been "attacked" by a hacker MUST delete their BBS.udata
- files since the hacker has most-likely attained every user's password and
- you will never get rid of the *sshole.
-
- PLEASE! This is not a backdoor. It's a bug in the system that someone has
- uncovered and is taking advantage of. There should be a fix up on the
- support board (Future World) immediately! If you haven't had a hack attempt
- yet, do not delete your BBS.udata ... if someone has gotten ahold of one
- password, he probably has 'em all, so restart your userlog.
-
- Take care.
-
- p.s. I'm in no way connected to Perspective Software, the hacker, or
- Barbara Bush. Thank you.
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