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[Volkan Gezer]

2013/7/21 Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com>:
> Hi,
>
> well what can I say?
>
> Sorry if you get this more than once... but as the key phrase is:
>
> Unfortunately the attackers have gotten every user's local username,
> password, and email address from the Ubuntu Forums database.
>
> I have sent it to all the mailing lists I know of, please do pass it on to
> others.
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>

Sorry to hear that :(. Maybe irrelevant, but why does ubuntuforums use
vBulletin which is a proprietary software?

> Ubuntu Forums is down for maintenance
>
> There has been a security breach on the Ubuntu Forums. The Canonical IS team
> is working hard as we speak to restore normal operations. This page will be
> updated regularly with progress reports.
>
> What we know
>
> Ubuntu Forums is down for maintenance
>
> There has been a security breach on the Ubuntu Forums. The Canonical IS team
> is working hard as we speak to restore normal operations. This page will be
> updated regularly with progress reports.
>
> What we know
>
> 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.
>
> Progress report
>
> 2013-07-20 2011UTC: Reports of defacement
> 2013-07-20 2015UTC: Site taken down, this splash page put in place while
> investigation continues.
>
> If you're using Ubuntu and need technical support please see the following
> page for support:
>
> Finding Help
> .
>
> If you're looking for a place to discuss Ubuntu, in the meantime we
> encourage you to check out these sites:
>
> The Ubuntu subreddit
> The Ubuntu Community on Google+
> Ubuntu Discourse
>
>
> 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.
>
> Progress report
>
> 2013-07-20 2011UTC: Reports of defacement
> 2013-07-20 2015UTC: Site taken down, this splash page put in place while
> investigation continues.
>
> If you're using Ubuntu and need technical support please see the following
> page for support:
>
> Finding Help
> .
>
> If you're looking for a place to discuss Ubuntu, in the meantime we
> encourage you to check out these sites:
>
> The Ubuntu subreddit
> The Ubuntu Community on Google+
> Ubuntu Discourse
>
>
>
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