SSH Temporarily Disabled
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Tuesday, 19th February, 2013
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20:47pm
A new Linux exploit has been found on many hosting providers servers. The exploit allows a malicious user to download SSH keys, /etc/shadow (encrypted password file), gain root access to the server and automatically sends spam.
All of our servers have been inspected and are not infected, however the entry point for this exploit has not yet been found and a patch has not been released. Due to this we are temporarily disabling SSH access on all servers. Once a patch is released and installed we will re-enable this for any customers that previously had access.
We understand this may be an inconvenience for some customers however the security of our servers and your data is our biggest priority.
Many thanks for your understanding.
