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People who don't run Windows shouldn't get cocky! There are many, many attacks on Linux: Here's one in the news from just last week. A ransomware where the vic
by 80211 9y ago
People who don't run Windows shouldn't get cocky! There are many, many attacks on Linux:
Here's one in the news from just last week. A ransomware where the victim agreed to pay the equivalent of US$1MM in bitcoin.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/web-host-agrees-to-pay-1m-after-its-hit-by-linux-targeting-ransomware/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/web-host-agrees-to-...
- eeeeeeeeeeeee 9y agoSomething to keep in mind. They were running: Apache version 1.3.36 and PHP version 5.1.4 It's not like a brand new Ubuntu installation connected to the open Internet will suddenly be pwned. The owners of this company were beyond inept.
- astrodust 9y agoSeeing Apache 1 in the wild makes me a bit nostalgic. What kind of utter lunatic would use that for their company today?
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- H1Supreme 9y agoLord have mercy, Apache 1? That's what you get bro.
- duskwuff 9y agoAnd that was probably the tip of the iceberg with regard to their outdated software -- Apache 1.3.36 and PHP 5.1.4 are both from around 2006, so I'd bet everything else in their stack was similarly old. Failing to update anything for 10+ years will get you in trouble, regardless of what OS it's on.
- Piskvorrr 9y agoThat would be akin to running Windows XP. People running Anfient Monftrosities should not get cocky in general, attacks on old systems are only getting worse with time.
- schoen 9y agoUnicode suggestion: "Monſtroſities"