ubuntu forum **Important **

[Tom Davies]

Hi :)
Ubuntuforums itself used to be proprietary.  Note the .com rather than the .org.  Launchpad also used to be closed source.  In both cases i think the intention was always to make them OpenSource eventually.  Sometimes things need to be put together fast using whatever tools are most familiar.  Eventually they hope to go back and change things around to be more ideal later.  
Regards from 
Tom :)  





>________________________________
> From: Volkan Gezer <volkangezer at gmail.com>
>To: Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com> 
>Cc: "Team, Ubuntu" <ubuntu-doc at lists.ubuntu.com> 
>Sent: Sunday, 21 July 2013, 19:45
>Subject: Re: ubuntu forum **Important **
> 
>
>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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