Stolen SSH keys used for attacks - VNUNet.com

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Stolen SSH keys used for attacks VNUNet.com, UK - Aug 27, 2008 Security experts are warning of a new series of Linux attacks that use stolen Secure Shell (SSH) keys. The SSH protocol is used as a system for securely ... US-CERT Confirms Attacks Using Stolen SSH Keys CRN Linux security idiots Computerworld Linux systems actively targeted using SSH key attacks SearchSecurity.com Technocrat.net - CNET News all 15 news articles

Linux Systems Being Hit By SSH-Key Attacks - InformationWeek

Linux Systems Being Hit By SSH-Key Attacks InformationWeek, NY - Aug 27, 2008 The attack appears to rely on stolen SSH keys to gain access to a system and then uses a local kernel exploit to gain root access, whereupon it installs the ...

Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkit - ZDNet

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Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkit ZDNet - Aug 26, 2008 The attack appears to initially use stolen SSH keys to gain access to a system, and then uses local kernel exploits to gain root access. ... Linux administrators warned of SSH key attacks SC Magazine US all 4 news articles

Linux Systems Being Hit By SSH-Key Attacks - Hard OCP

Linux Systems Being Hit By SSH-Key Attacks Hard OCP, TX - Aug 27, 2008 According to InformationWeek, Linux PCs are being attacked by a technique that uses stolen SSH keys to gain access to computers then, using a local kernel ...

Posted by: Dean Foust on August 27 - BusinessWeek

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Posted by: Dean Foust on August 27 BusinessWeek - Aug 27, 2008 ?Can't this also be done using an SSH tunnel? SSH tunnels have given me a loooooot of freedom at work. Unless VPN is blocked, you can VPN to your home ...

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OpenSSH -  .

- An open source SSH client and server.

OpenSSH on Windows - - Port of OpenSSH server and client for Windows.

SSH Communications Security - - Includes information about the SSH protocol. Has a variety of SSH products for sale, including clients, servers, and VPN software.

• SSH Master FTP Site - Binaries for SSH1 and SSH2 clients and servers for Windows and Unix.

  SSH Patch Repository - - NCSA's collection of patches for SSH.

  SSHTools - - Software suite providing Java SSH API, SSH Terminal, SSH secured VNC client, SFTP client and SSH Daemon. [Open source, GPL.