Ubuntuforums.org hacked

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Pepi
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Ubuntuforums.org hacked

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:cop: :freak: :cop: They must use Windows Server 2008 LOL

Hello,
You are receiving this message because you have an account registered with this address on ubuntuforums.org.

The Ubuntu forums software was compromised by an external attacker. As a result, the attacker has gained access to read your username, email address and an encrypted copy of your password from the forum database.

If you have used this password and email address to authenticate at any other website, you are urged to reset the password on those accounts immediately as the attacker may be able to use the compromised personal information to access these other accounts. It is important to have a distinct password for different accounts.

The ubuntuforums.org website is currently offline and we are working to restore this service. Please take the time to change your ubuntuforums.org account password when service is restored.

We apologize for any inconvenience to the Ubuntu community, thank you for your understanding.

The Canonical Sysadmins.
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Re: Ubuntuforums.org hacked

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Saw that yesterday. I went to go change my password on the forum because I couldn't remember if it was part of their Ubuntu SSO thing or not. Turns out they disabled the whole forum so you can't even get in there to check. They did have a note saying the Ubuntu One (cloud storage), Ubuntu Software Centre, etc. were not affected though.
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