Reflections on some recent widespread computer break-ins
Reflections on some recent widespread computer break-ins
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对最近一些广泛的计算机入侵事件的思考
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1991
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B. Reid
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B. Reid
In the first weeks of September 1986, some number of UNIX” systems in the San Francisco area, and elsewhere on the ARPANET, were systematically penetrated by talented intruder(s). We believe that it began at Stanford: it seems to have spread to many other computers around the ARPA Internet. The intruder often left behind recompiled login programs to simplify his return. His goal seems to have been purely numeric, to see how many computers he could crack. We are aware of no major destruction or theft of files-although the inconvenience to users and managers of these computers was significant. Most of these computers are operated without professional management by small groups of researchers; because no records were kept, it is difficult to tell exactly how many machines were penetrated. The number could be as high as 30 to 60 on the Stanford campus alone. Similar break-ins at other ARPA Internet sites have been reported to us. Virtually all of the other site managers have asked me not to reveal their identity, but I have firsthand knowledge of break-ins at 9 universities, 15 Silicon Valley companies, and 9 ARPANET sites, including 3 government labs. An analysis of the break-ins shows that they were made possible by a combination of technology and human nature, creating an environment in which penetra-