[geeks] Oops...

[Josh Mast]

On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 02:44:01AM -0800, Rick Hamell wrote:
> 	Well, just talked to a Chris someone or another from the ISP that
> runs Frys.com. He confirmed that that was a honey pot, with a lot of files
> that would overwrite other critical files one Windows, Mac, AND Unix
> systems. He mentioned a "file bomb," that would over write
> /etc/password. (*rolls eyes,* like any one would actully run an unknown
> file as root?) But he still wanted help tracking down another domain that
> apparently had been trying to hack into the site. And that is apparently
> in Oregon. Unluckily for him, I don't have any of those emails any more
> so... SOL.

 Oh really. A honeypot. Imagine that. I was always under the impression that you
DIDN'T leave pictures of your noc whiteboard with cell & pager contact info on
machines you were TRYING to get hacked. along with system records and whatnot.

 "Filebombs", pffft.

-Josh