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Ubuntuforums.org Hacked

Posted by Soulskill on from the another-one-falls dept.

satuon writes "The popular Ubuntu Forums site is now displaying a message saying there was a security breach. What is currently known: Unfortunately the attackers have gotten every user's local username, password, and email address from the Ubuntu Forums database. The passwords are not stored in plain text. However, if you were using the same password as your Ubuntu Forums one on another service (such as email), you are strongly encouraged to change the password on the other service ASAP. Ubuntu One, Launchpad and other Ubuntu/Canonical services are NOT affected by the breach."

3 of 146 comments (clear)

  1. Re:That's what you get for running Ubuntu by NobleSavage · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I assume that the forum software was hacked. I believe they ran vBulletin which is often hacked. Nothing indicates the underlying OS was hacked.

  2. Re:But Linux is more secure with many eyes! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Forum passwords were stolen via the forum software. Where does Linux come into this? Do you have the faintest clue what you're talking about?

  3. Re:Ummm... by philip.paradis · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Transmitting passwords in cleartext over email is an absolutely terrible practice, and is only made slightly worse by doing so when account holders may not realize anything has happened and thus may be significantly delayed in visiting their accounts to change their passwords once again.

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