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July 31, 2003
Another Hack Attack?
There's been a sudden increase in hacker chatter & scanning activity, possibly signaling an upcoming hacker attack.
The Homeland Security Department warned it has detected an increase in hackers scanning the Internet to find vulnerable computers.
"That's a sure sign the intruder community is actively interested in finding out who they can exploit," said Jeffrey Havrilla, an Internet security analyst at the government's CERT Coordination Center, which monitors computer security.
Mike, who monitors our home network very closely as you might imagine, noticed a huge increase in just such activity last night.....but unfortunately for the little hacker feller, all his clever little probes fell into a black hole of death. Awww.
Anyway, patch 'em if you got 'em, circle the wagons and keep your eyes open. The little bastards appear to be 'bout ready to run amok again.
Posted by Rita at July 31, 2003 06:25 PM