Kernel.org Compromised

First time accepted submitter JoeF writes "There is a note posted on the main kernel.org page indicating that kernel.org was compromised earlier this month: 'Earlier this month, a number of servers in the kernel.org infrastructure were compromised. We discovered this August 28th. While we currently believe that the source code repositories were unaffected, we are in the process of verifying this and taking steps to enhance security across the kernel.org infrastructure.' The note goes on to say that it is unlikely to have affected the source code repositories, due to the nature of git."

Comments

Re:Wishful thinking

[recoiledsnake]

Not to mention that if it was a Microsoft server compromised, everyone here would be screaming bloody hell here LOL M$

Also, whatever happened to the canard that Linux is more secure than Windows Server with the right admins? Do admins get more hardcore than that administer key servers like Kernel.org's, RedHat's, Debian's ?

Ubuntu servers hacked.
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/15/1341224

Fedora/Redhat servers hacked.

http://linux.slashdot.org/story/08/08/22/1341247/Red-Hat-Fedora-Servers-Compromised

Debian servers hacked.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/87516/Debian_Project_servers_hacked

Gentoo

http://news.cnet.com/Hacked-Gentoo-Linux-server-taken-offline/2100-7349_3-5113227.html

Not to mention the whole Debian SSL fiasco that left people's SSL communications compromisable because a downstream distro package builder messed with upstream code.