By Brian Fagioli
There is a common misconception that all things Linux are bulletproof. The fact is, no software is infallible. When news of a Linux vulnerability hits, some Windows and Mac fans like to taunt users of the open source kernel. Sure, it might be in good fun, but it can negatively impact the Linux community's reputation -- a blemish, if you will.
Today, Canonical announces that the Ubuntu forums have been hacked. Keep in mind, this does not mean that the operating system has experienced a vulnerability or weakness. The only thing affected are the online forums that people use to discuss the OS. Still, such a hack is embarrassing, as it was caused by Canonical's failure to install a patch.
http://betanews.com/2016/07/15/ubuntu-linux-forums-hacked/
Ubuntu Linux forums hacked!
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+54Hackers stole 2 million usernames and associated email addresses, but no passwords
18th July 2016 By Lucian Constantin
Users of Ubuntu support forums should be on the lookout for dodgy emails after the website's database of 2 million email addresses was stolen.
Canonical announced the security breach on Friday after being notified that someone claimed to have a copy of the UbuntuForums.org database. An investigation revealed that an attacker did get access to the website's user records through a vulnerability
The exploited SQL injection flaw was located in the Forum Runner add-on for vBulletin, commercial web forum software that powers over 100,000 community websites on the Internet and is especially popular with companies. The vulnerability was known, but the Canonical IT team had failed to apply the patch for it in a timely manner.
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Interesting that they should hack a Linux-related forum...can't figure out what is to gin by this?
Webroot SecureAnywhere Complete Beta Tester v9.0.24.49, imaged by Macrium Reflect v7.2
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