[Dovecot] 64.31.19.48 attempt to break into my computer

Rick Baartman baartman at lin12.triumf.ca
Mon Sep 19 20:05:47 EEST 2011


>From my secure log:

Sep 19 01:16:44 lin12 dovecot-auth: pam_unix(dovecot:auth): check pass; user unknown
Sep 19 01:16:44 lin12 dovecot-auth: pam_unix(dovecot:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=dovecot ruser= rhost=::ffff:64.31.19.48 
Sep 19 01:16:44 lin12 dovecot-auth: pam_succeed_if(dovecot:auth): error retrieving information about user aaron
Sep 19 01:16:45 lin12 dovecot-auth: pam_unix(dovecot:auth): check pass; user unknown
Sep 19 01:16:45 lin12 dovecot-auth: pam_unix(dovecot:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=dovecot ruser= rhost=::ffff:64.31.19.48 
Sep 19 01:16:45 lin12 dovecot-auth: pam_succeed_if(dovecot:auth): error retrieving information about user abby

etc. Literally, 30,000 user names attempted.
-- 
rick baartman

TRIUMF
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Vancouver, BC
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