[pchelpers] News:Ebay phishers get organized

Online predators
beginning to get the
most out of Linux apps,
says auction company


10/4/2007 7:35:00 AM


by Robert McMillan



Rootkit software covers the tracks of the attackers and can be extremely
difficult to detect. According to Cullinane, none of the Linux operators
whose machines had been compromised were even aware they'd been
infected.


Although Linux has long been considered more secure than Windows, many
of the programs that run on top of Linux have known security
vulnerabilities, and if an attacker were to exploit an unpatched bug on
a misconfigured system, he could seize control of the machine.

Because Linux is highly reliable and a great platform for running server
software, Linux machines are desired by phishers, who set up fake Web
sites, hoping to lure victims into disclosing their passwords.

"We see a lot of Linux machines used in phishing," said Alfred Huger,
vice president for Symantec Security Response. "We see them as part of
the command and control networks for botnets, but we rarely see them be
the actual bots. Botnets are almost uniformly Windows-based."

More here:
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/Comm_Network/News.asp?id=45371&PageMem=2

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