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Check your SSH logs...

20 April 2009

Cause everyone's trying to get in. From my home router logs...


Apr 19 07:47:30 unknown authpriv.warn dropbear[6815]: login attempt for nonexistent user from 202.96.50.240:41238

Apr 19 07:47:31 unknown authpriv.info dropbear[6815]: exit before auth: Disconnect received

Apr 19 07:47:31 unknown authpriv.info dropbear[6816]: Child connection from 202.96.50.240:42789

Apr 19 07:47:35 unknown authpriv.info dropbear[6816]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received

Apr 19 07:47:35 unknown authpriv.info dropbear[6817]: Child connection from 202.96.50.240:44292

Apr 19 07:47:38 unknown authpriv.info dropbear[6817]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received

Apr 19 07:47:39 unknown authpriv.info dropbear[6818]: Child connection from 202.96.50.240:45872

Apr 19 07:47:42 unknown authpriv.warn dropbear[6818]: login attempt for nonexistent user from 202.96.50.240:45872

Apr 19 07:47:43 unknown authpriv.info dropbear[6818]: exit before auth: Disconnect received

Apr 19 07:47:44 unknown authpriv.info dropbear[6819]: Child connection from 202.96.50.240:47601

Apr 19 07:47:47 unknown authpriv.warn dropbear[6819]: login attempt for nonexistent user from 202.96.50.240:47601

Apr 19 07:47:48 unknown authpriv.info dropbear[6819]: exit before auth: Disconnect received

Apr 19 07:47:51 unknown authpriv.info dropbear[6820]: Child connection from 202.96.50.240:49411

Apr 19 07:47:54 unknown authpriv.warn dropbear[6820]: login attempt for nonexistent user from 202.96.50.240:49411

Apr 19 07:47:55 unknown authpriv.info dropbear[6820]: exit before auth: Disconnect received

And this goes on for about 10 minutes.
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