From: Eun-Joo Kim (ejkim@rcf.rhic.bnl.gov)
Date: Tue Apr 08 2003 - 11:46:59 EDT
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Dear Liaisons, Please make sure that the message below from Shigeki about the password sniffers at CERN and IN2P3 gets wide distribution, so that all RCF/ACF users with CERN or IN2P3 accounts see it. I have also received word that Rutherford Lab in England also has a sniffer running, so users with RAL accounts should also change their RCF/ACF password as per the recommendation in Shigeki's message. Thank you, Tom -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Rhic-rcf-l] RHIC and US Atlas Users : Passwords sniffed at CERN/IN2P3 Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 12:19:06 -0400 From: RCF/USAtlas Staff <rcfstaff@bnl.gov> To: rhic-rcf-l@lists.bnl.gov, usatlas-users-l@lists.bnl.gov RHIC and US Atlas users that have accounts at CERN or IN2P3 are urged to change their passwords at the RCF and ACF. There has been a discovery of password sniffing logs at CERN and IN2P3. These logs originate from network sniffers and/or trojaned binaries that appear to have been installed on compromised systems at those sites on or around March 7, 2003. Further investigation shows that at least one attempt was made to connect from the compromised systems to the RCF and ACF. Since the full extent of the damage from the compromise is difficult to determine, the RCF/ACF is recommending that all RCF/ACF users with CERN or IN2P accounts change their passwords at the RCF and ACF. For added security, it is recommended that user login directly to the RCF/ACF to make these changes. (i.e., do not login to the RCF/ACF from CERN or IN2P3). Shigeki Misawa (misawa@bnl.gov) -- This message forwarded from the RCF announcements page. Recent messages are available at: http://www.rhic.bnl.gov/RCF/Announcements/announce.html _______________________________________________ Rhic-rcf-l mailing list Rhic-rcf-l@lists.bnl.gov http://lists.bnl.gov/mailman/listinfo/rhic-rcf-l -- ----------------------------------------------------- Thomas G. Throwe E-mail: throwe@bnl.gov RCF -- RHIC Project -- Brookhaven National Laboratory WWW: http://www.rhic.bnl.gov/RCF/ Phone: (631) 344-3110 Fax: (631) 344-7616 -----------------------------------------------------
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