Following up before I leave for Spring Break

Since I detailed the script
attacks on my Apache box looking for unpatched open-source software like phpmyadmin and Mambo
, I get interesting search traffic from people looking for the hacking tools
and scripts involved. They search for “pmafind” and “r3v3ng4ns,” and I think
they’re actually looking to try and use the scripts rather than defend
themselves.

I notified the netblock owner of every U.S.-based server I’ve
identified trying to log onto my Linux
box using SSH, and everybody I’ve notified said, yes, they had an issue and
were taking the box offline. Some script-based attempts used over 1,000
usernames and passwords. Too bad the vast majority of them were overseas.




I have still had no luck in identifying the “mystery
location” listed in my Google
Maps tour. I was going to post pictures of it from the ground, but the
signs surrounding the area prohibit that, so you won’t be seeing them here.



Declan Butler
is doing cool things with tracking the Avian flu on Google Earth, and has
another Google Earth/GIS story coming out soon. 

I hope that when I return from Spring Break (undisclosed
location), the world isn’t all 28 Days Later.