Source Forge attacked

Oregonian · **Posted:** Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:33 pm **(#1)**

Read about it here.

http://sourceforge.net/blog/sourceforge-net-attack/ :hoh

PhotoMaster · **Posted:** Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:41 pm **(#2)**

I was to get a virtual printer from the site and had a heck of a time getting it. When I finally did get it, it wouldn't install. I'll wait a few days and try downloading it again. Thankfully they are on top of it.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12842

Yeah; saw this mentioned on Slashdot the other day. Even today it's been sort of funny to get too. Why to folks get the jillys doing stupid stuff like this I don't know.

GnuTux · **Posted:** Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:48 am **(#4)**

The best security in the world can't protect from apathy, carelessness or stupidity. I'd say weak password are the #1 security issue faced today.

I wonder how many WAPs are running right now with default admin passwords? :cool

mikethedj4 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:13 pm **(#5)**

People are a**holes! Why do something like this, to such a great site? I mean free, open source software, what's bad about that?

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16169

GnuTux wrote:

The best security in the world can't protect from apathy, carelessness or stupidity. I'd say weak password are the #1 security issue faced today.

I wonder how many WAPs are running right now with default admin passwords? :cool

It amazes me to still see people not protecting their wireless connections too.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12842

Just discovered now that if I try to download any program at Sourceforge that the file will be corrupted. Taking a risk, but I also tried to do so in Win7 and IE9 and it actually crashed IE9. Strange stuff. Wonder if any of you guys today tried to do a download from Sourceforge today?

PhotoMaster · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:27 am **(#8)**

Not today, but what I downloaded the other day was no good.