Hackers increasingly using telnet for attacks, port 23 looking younger than ever

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You can't always just hang around waiting for the next big Microsoft
security update. Sometimes you have to go and make your own destiny --
even if it means probing a few dusty ports. That's apparently the
mantra of modern hackers who are, according to Akamai, increasingly
looking back at telnet as a means to gain unapproved access to systems
of all shapes and sizes. Admins of course should be relying on SSH for
such remote shell access, far more secure, but apparently many like to
keep port 23 open for old time's sake. Green-screen nostalgia is,
apparently, a dangerous thing.