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Ubuntu forums hacked; 1.82M logins, email addresses stolen

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Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu operating system, has suffered a massive data breach on its forums. All usernames, passwords, and email addresses were stolen.

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Comments (3)

seatex ·
I think Mark might regret saying this now...

"Don’t trust us? Erm, we have root. You do trust us with your data already."

- Mark Shuttleworth, Sept. 23, 2012.

http://www.markshuttleworth.co...

Also, the timing of this is interesting, following the recent leak regarding their upcoming big announcement (phone).
jdixon ·
Well, he did say he wanted Linux to replace Microsoft in the marketplace. Looks like he's got one aspect of that down.
JaseP ·
Lol,... Makin' Google,... with 2-step authentication looking positively secure right now in comparison,... No?!?! By the way,... Go on a password "change fest" if you've had the habit of re-using passwords in the past...

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