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Hackers Bringing Telnet Back

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gopher-still-dead dept.

alphadogg writes "A new report from Akamai Technologies (CT: Requires login) shows that hackers appear to be increasingly using the Telnet remote access protocol to attack corporate servers over mobile networks. The report, which covers the third quarter of 2010, shows that 10 percent of attacks that came from mobile networks are directed at Port 23, which Telnet uses. That marks a somewhat unusual spike for the aging protocol used to log into remote servers but that has been gradually replaced by SSH."

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  1. Re:People stopped using Telnet? by Notquitecajun · · Score: 5, Funny

    You play a MUD still, too. Admit it.

  2. Re:People stopped using Telnet? by vagabond_gr · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm using telnet for ssh too. Doing RSA in your head is a bit tricky at first, but once you get used to it it's really convenient.

    PS. For a real challenge try to PPP authenticate over dial-up using your voice.

  3. Re:People stopped using Telnet? by enec · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's easy play. I surf the web by licking the ethernet cable.

    --
    I'm sorry, I only accept criticism in the form of sed expressions.
  4. Re:A tip for management by dr2chase · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think it would be ok if it said, "Hello, I am Eliza."

  5. Get your hackin' on by llManDrakell · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm bringin' telnet back.
    Them other protocols don't know how to act.
    I think it's special what's inside your rack.
    So enable the service and I'll begin to hack.