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pferde
on Aug 4, 2018
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The default OpenSSH key encryption is worse than p...
If such an infiltration is successful enough, nobody (besides the attacker) would be aware of it. :)
otterley
on Aug 4, 2018
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It's the damage we'd notice -- exfiltration of data, malicious destruction, etc. The intrusion is but a step towards the real goal.
pferde
on Aug 5, 2018
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The damage wouldn't necessarily be noticed for what it is. What if such exploit was/is used to get more compromised zombie boxes into botnets for hire (such as the one currently spamming Freenode and other IRC networks for the past week or so) ?
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