How to tell if I've been hacked?

[Derek Broughton]

Kenneth Loafman wrote:

> Scott Ehrlich wrote:
>> There is a lot of talk about the vulnerable Linux kernel.   I'm simply
>> wondering the telltale signs if a given system has been hacked?
>> What, specifically, does a person look for?
> 
> "Vulnerable Linux Kernel", now there's an oxymoron. 

Not really.  But it certainly isn't enough information to go on.  Which 
Linux kernel is vulnerable?  To what?  Linux kernels certainly have been 
known to have security vulnerabilities, but in general they get fixed far 
faster than vulnerabilities in certain other systems.
-- 
derek