Is messages showing a hack attempt 4535

When you notify all your customers that their pbuttwords were all sniffed, and that their data is all comprimised and may in fact be unreliable because it was altered by an outsider, will it be overkill? Is that a day's work or will you have as much time on your hands as you want, due to not having a company to work for anymore? Keep your bloody priorities straight. People who incompetently provide services for others do not have very much sympathy from me.

There is something very suspicious on your system. I have no idea what it si, but someone getting in on ftp can often install crack tools and take over your system entirely. All ofthe above scenarios are not only possible but likely. The compebreastors or your c ustomers may well be doing this. Or somone malicious who simply wants to vandalise-- change bits of data here and there.

This is always a good idea. You want a backup plan just in case a deranged employee puts a bullet through your server. Or are you willing to let your business tank in a case like that. Preferably in another building.

But it sounds also that you have not been keeping upto date with the software and OS upgrades.

Well, if the machine has been broken then the faster you get it offline the better. Reduces the chances of bane damage.

If the backup is identical to the original, then breakins on the original will indicate the same problem on the backup. The backup should probably be the newest update of the OS and programs, which can be tested there and which can be rapidly moved in if a breakin occurs. Also make a dvd copy of all the OS and the logs and config file so it can be examined.