Hackers attack Linux supercomputers

Unknown attackers have compromised a large number of Linux and Solaris machines in high-speed computing networks at Stanford University, California, and other academic research facilities, according to a university advisory. The attacks, which apparently compromised servers as recently as 3 April, are currently being investigated, according to an advisory posted 6 April by the Information Technology Systems and Services (ITSS) group at Stanford.

The ITSS said in its web advisory: "Stanford, along with a large number of research institutions and high-performance computing centres, has become a target for some sophisticated Linux and Solaris attacks. The attacker appears to be deliberately targeting machines in academic and high-performance computing environments, rather than attacking systems indiscriminately."

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