[tor-relays] Abuse complaints about brute forceing via ssh
Andy Isaacson
adi at hexapodia.org
Sat Dec 31 12:10:47 UTC 2011
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 07:59:31AM +0100, Klaus Layer wrote:
> within two days I received abuse complaints from my ISP that someone
> used my exit node to brute force ssh accounts of two different ISP.
> Unfortunately I am forced to block port 22 to avoid shutdown. Anyone
> else who suffered from such attacks these days?
We've seen some claims of port 22 attacks, as well. I think the rate
has been fairly consistent over the last several months, though.
We send our standard explanation and offer of assistance (DNSBL,
suggestions of how to rate-limit, reminders that it's the server's
responsibility to secure their own systems).
-andy
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