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Am I the only one that got this attack?

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Somken



Joined: 16 Jan 2009
Posts: 5
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:20 pm    Post subject: Am I the only one that got this attack?  
I just checked my logs, and I got 9558 failed FTP logins. Anyone else get this brute force? It's in the 189.216 addresses.
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Stever



Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Posts: 337
Location: NC, USA
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:05 pm    Post subject:  
Brute-force attempts are pretty much a routine fact of life on the internet. It is up to you to make sure that they do not succeed.

A good start would be to review this:
http://library.linode.com/using-linux/security-basics

Especially the section on DenyHosts and Fail2Ban.

Oh, and just so I can be the first to say it, you shouldn't be running ftp. Anything that sends passwords over the internet without encryption is just asking for trouble.
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