Break-in Attempts

Net Llama! netllama
Sun Jan 8 15:22:50 PST 2006


I regret that these aren't new, and are likely automated attacks from 
bots.  I've seen these types of brute force attacks going back over a 
year ago.

On 01/08/2006 11:26 AM, Kurt Wall wrote:
> Someone is trying really lamely to break into my box using a dictionary
> attack. I have 2280 of these in my logs:
> 
> sshd[24079]: Invalid user patrick from 220.163.44.81 
> sshd[24083]: Invalid user patrick from 220.163.44.81
> sshd[25460]: Invalid user fluffy from 202.142.105.78
> sshd[25464]: Invalid user admin from 202.142.105.78
> 
> And 2504 of these:
> 
> sshd[24075]: Failed password for nobody from 220.163.44.81 port 49155 ssh2
> sshd[24079]: Failed password for invalid user patrick from 220.163.44.81 port 49195 ssh2
> sshd[24083]: Failed password for invalid user patrick from 220.163.44.81 port 49225 ssh2
> 
> But only 270 of these:
> 
> sshd[6667]: Address 195.226.181.130 maps to www.vipbusiness.de, but this does not map back to the address - POSSIBLE BREAKIN ATTEMPT!
> sshd[6695]: Address 195.226.181.130 maps to www.vipbusiness.de, but this does not map back to the address - POSSIBLE BREAKIN ATTEMPT!
> sshd[6731]: Address 195.226.181.130 maps to www.vipbusiness.de, but this does not map back to the address - POSSIBLE BREAKIN ATTEMPT!
> 
> Jerks. Children.
> 
> Kurt


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