Re: Uptick in SSH scanning?

Max Gribov <max-snht/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.operators.internet-access
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Chris Adams wrote:
> Has anyone else seen a significant rise in SSH scanning in the last day
> or two?  Rather than my usual short list of blocked hosts (usually under
> 10), I've got several hundred blocked right now, and virtually all for
> SSH login attempts with invalid users.
>   
theres this: 
http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/linux/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210201115
original: http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#ssh_key_based_attacks


> In a handful of tests, I see most running OpenSSH 3.8p1 and 3.8.1p1
> (although I've also seen newer versions, as new as 4.7).  A number (but
> not all) also seem to be running Debian sarge.  Were there some
> vulnerabilities in those versions that are being exploited, or are these
> just systems with simple usernames and bad passwords?
>
>   

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