| Red Hat Linux users targeted by security phishing scam |
Oct. 26, 2004
Red Hat customers have become the latest target of a security phishing scam. The Raleigh, NC-based company issued a security alert to customers warning of fake emails being sent to users that are purportedly from Red Hat’s security team and instruct users to download and install malicious updates. Similar email scams, referred to as phishing, have been used to target Microsoft Windows users for some time.
The emails direct users to install a patch from a Fedora mirror site that was set up just days earlier. The information details alleged security problems in Red Hat Linux versions 7.0 to 9.0 and the Fedora Linux project.
Red Hat says that official messages from its security team are not sent unsolicited and are digitally signed. Details are here.
Red Hat has been focused on security and announced that it acquired Netscape's network security software last month. Netscape Certificate Management System, used by both government agencies and AOL, is said to provide a greater level of security than password-based systems. The framework authenticates the identity of users, ensures privacy, and prevents identity theft, according to Red Hat.
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