Linux Forums data breach: 275K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2018-06-07
In May 2018, the Linux Forums website suffered a data breach which resulted in the disclosure of 276k unique email addresses. Running on an old version of vBulletin, the breach also disclosed usernames, IP addresses and salted MD5 password hashes. Linux Forums did not respond to multiple attempts to contact them about the breach. Exposed data: email addresses, ip addresses, passwords, usernames. The breach dates from May 1, 2018; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jun 7, 2018.
What to do
- If you had a Linux Forums account, change its password and the password of any other account that reused it.
- Turn on multi-factor authentication wherever it is offered.
- Check whether your addresses are in this breach at https://haveibeenpwned.com.
- Expect targeted phishing that quotes the leaked details; verify any unexpected contact out of band.
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