Ubuntu Servers Hacked 330
An anonymous reader noted that "Ubuntu had to shutdown 5 of 8 production servers that are sponsored by Canonical, when they started attacking other systems. Canonical blames the community, saying they were community hosted, and were poorly maintained. However, kernel upgrades couldn't be done because of poor backwards compatibility with the very hardware that Canonical had sponsored! While people point fingers at each other it is pretty clear that both sides are equally to blame, the community administrators for practicing bad security practices, such as using unencrypted FTP transfers with accounts, not properly maintaining the system. However Canonical should have been well aware of what they are hosting. The question remains, if any of the files distributed to users have been compromised. A major blow for Canonical though who are attempting to enter the business market with Ubuntu Server."
New distro name (Score:5, Funny)
Hacked... (Score:5, Funny)
Don't worry (Score:4, Funny)
uh ho (Score:4, Funny)
Panic, They Might Have Gotten the Source Code! (Score:5, Funny)
It's like NT all over again [slashdot.org]. God only knows what bad things they can do with that.
I'm sorry (Score:1, Funny)
Further proof.. (Score:5, Funny)
And for bonus "hate" points, even MS servers can be secure if they are admined probably. Don't worry though, I have my flame suit on.
Re:Following the M$ example. Re:BWAHAHAHA... (Score:5, Funny)
Well, if they _did_ get broken into all the time, then that would be pretty embarrassing. The last thing they would want to do is publicize the fact, so it only makes sense that they would cover it up and say nothing about it.
Since nobody has _ever_ said anything about frequent break-ins, it's clear that they must be happening.
Why am I the only person who can see how obvious this is?
Nonsense. This story's a hoax. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Not like Debian (Score:4, Funny)
"tighter than a dolphins ass" (Score:4, Funny)
I suppose they'll have no choice but to flee to deeper waters.
Mod -1 please (Score:3, Funny)
Soviet? (Score:5, Funny)
In Soviet Russia, server attack you?
Re:Idiot (Score:4, Funny)
And to think, the only reason I post here is so I can be taken seriously by the people who really count.
Another dream shattered!
Re:Following the M$ example. Re:BWAHAHAHA... (Score:5, Funny)
Well, I heard that Ubuntu [ubuntu.com] isn't very good at that either...
"When linux boxen attack" (Score:1, Funny)
Re:laziness and excuses (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Following the M$ example. Re:BWAHAHAHA... (Score:2, Funny)
It boggles the mind.
I am what I am and it is what it is. (Score:2, Funny)
I've seen this hundreds of times, but never bothered with it.
You made a good argument, but when you use terms like "Windoze" you lose credibility.
People who can't see though my wording probably won't believe the argument anyway. Brainwashing is strangely dehumanizing like that. The victims lose their sense of humor as well as reason. The term "windoze" implies both of those losses and that people who continue to use it are asleep at the wheel.
Re:Not like Debian (Score:1, Funny)
Who are you calling crazy???
Your Conspiracy-Fu is strong, young Grasshopper! (Score:3, Funny)
"The complete lack of evidence is the surest sign that the conspiracy is working."
- Jack Handey
Re:Following the M$ example. Re:BWAHAHAHA... (Score:3, Funny)
I am surprised no one reports how oftem Linux source code is taken from company servers, they must get hacked constantly compared to MS.
Re:Following the M$ example. Re:BWAHAHAHA... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Idiot (Score:2, Funny)