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Ubuntu forum breach traced to neglected plugin

December 15, 2016

Via: InfoWorld

Updating software is important, but it’s the third-party add-ons that get servers pwned. No component — theme, plugin, or module — is too small.

Canonical, the commercial vendor behind Ubuntu Linux, has disclosed a security breach where an unknown adversary accessed the database powering the Ubuntu support forums and obtained usernames, passwords, and IP addresses of two million users.

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