Hackers turn on open source
vnunet.com | at | by Mike
Big increase in Linux box defacements. The hacker underground appears to be moving away from targeting Microsoft, as May turns out to be a hot month for attacks on open source security. Security watchers warned this week that May has seen a dramatic increase in defacements on Linux boxes, most noticeably on those from German speaking domains. Figures from analyst mi2g reveal that a total of 556 .de sites were defaced in 2001, but the figures for this year so far is already pushing the 1,000 barrier. Almost 300 of these have taken place this month. There has been no distinction drawn between hosts, with hotels, retail business, universities and internet service providers all being targeted.