On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:24:04 Dan Farrell wrote: > On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:37:23 -0700 > > Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > As I have previously posted about, my host sent me an email a few days > > ago stating that support tickets for 5,000-6,000 of their clients had > > been broken into. I checked my records and found that my root > > password had previously been submitted in a support ticket. I then > > decided I needed to reinstall my system. > > > > I requested that my host allow me access to a second machine for 2-5 > > days while I switch over to a clean system, after that I would turn > > the old system over to them and continue with the new system. > > > > My request was denied! I'm blown away by this. Was I asking too > > much? > > > > - Grant > > Would it be unreasonable to tell us who this host is? I want to make > sure I don't host any sites on their system; if they can't secure their > work tickets, what makes anybody think they can secure anything else?
I'm taking a guess it's these guys: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/19/layered_technologies_breach_disclosure/ - Noven -- >-- Novensiles divi Flamen --< >---- Miles Militis Fons ----< -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
