[Swordmaker]

An interesting article claiming Macs and LINUX are now targets based on reports from Dr.Web, a Russian Computer Security Company, However, the article discusses malware for iOS not Mac. . . and Dr. Web has been crying wolf about Mac malware for three years since they claimed to have found a Java based Netbot that they said had infect 680,000 OS X Macs three years ago. . . which included according to them, UUIDs from Macs that had not even been manufactured yet! — PING!

Apple Security Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[dayglored]

I wonder if it would be useful -- effective and instructive -- to develop a rational comment template for threads like this, something like:

All popular consumer operating systems are vulnerable to attack -- there is no such thing as invulnerability.

Some systems are harder to attack successfully than others, and these days, Windows, OS X, and Linux are all capable of robust security, but none are flawless.

The weakest component of any computer system is the USER. The vulnerability of the USER completely swamps and dwarfs the vulnerabilities in any modern operating system.

Arguing about security of different operating systems is silly. Focus instead on educating USERS how to avoid stupid mistakes when THEY are attacked.

Because when the USER is the vulnerability, NO operating system can defend itself against its owner.

Think anybody would even read it?

[Darth Reardon]

scans random IP addresses on the internet and launches a brute force attack in an attempt to establish a Telnet connection

This is very serious. There must be at least a half a dozen Linux boxes out there connected to the internet with a telnet daemon running.

[latina4dubya]

ping...

[ShadowAce]

[zeugma]

Linux systems have been targeted by Linux.BackDoor.Fgt.1 which scans random IP addresses on the internet and launches a brute force attack in an attempt to establish a Telnet connection with their nodes. If successful, it commands the attacked host to download a special script. The malware’s command and control server stores versions for various Linux distros and versions allowing it to infect not only internet-connected servers and PCs running Linux, but also other devices, such as routers.

I'd like to point out that anyone who exposes a telnet daemon deserves anything that happens to them.

Telnet is a really powerful and useful network troubleshooting tool. The telnet daemon needs to just go away.

[minnesota_bound]

Mac vs PC vs Linux
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3234702/posts?page=53#53