FW: Security issue on Ubuntu Forums - IMPORTANT for all members on it

[Brandon Wayne Tomlinson]

From:  George Christofis <geochr22 at gmail.com>
Reply-To:  "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts"
<loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com>
Date:  Sunday, July 21, 2013 3:38 AM
To:  "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts"
<loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com>
Subject:  Security issue on Ubuntu Forums - IMPORTANT for all members on it

Due to a security breach Ubuntu Forums is down.
Please let your loco members know what they must do if they have an account
on Ubuntu Forums.
You can read below the official announcement from
http://ubuntuforums.org/announce.html


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 
<http://community.ubuntu.com/help-information/finding-help/support> .
If you're looking for a place to discuss Ubuntu, in the meantime we
encourage you to check out these sites:

* The Ubuntu subreddit <http://reddit.com/r/ubuntu>
* The Ubuntu Community on Google+
<https://plus.google.com/communities/107299007624972266094>
* Ubuntu Discourse <http://ubuntu-discourse.org>


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