Moderators hazelnut Posted July 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 21, 2013 Forum has been hacked and all users login and email details accessed http://ubuntuforums.org/announce.html?t=1582084&page=2&p=9891841 Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted July 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 21, 2013 Ugh, I had an account there. I don't go there much, they should probably at least send out an email to all their members. I'm actually surprised this happened, I guess the hackers don't care who they hack anymore. I figured a linux site would be safe from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_B Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I figured a linux site would be safe from them. Could they have been using a Windows Server to run the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted July 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 21, 2013 Not what I meant. Usually the sites that get hacked don't revolve around open source/linux stuff. They hack people like sony, microcosft, or sometimes even governments. What do you gain by hacking a linux form? There is no credit cards, at best you get a few email addresses where the person used the same password they used on the forum. Doesn't seem worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted July 22, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 22, 2013 (edited) Not what I meant. Usually the sites that get hacked don't revolve around open source/linux stuff. They hack people like sony, microcosft, or sometimes even governments. What do you gain by hacking a linux form? There is no credit cards, at best you get a few email addresses where the person used the same password they used on the forum. Doesn't seem worth the effort. sadly, this argument expired around the time hackers ceased being 'do it for fun' and began to see profit in internet burglaries. The size of the userbase at Ubuntu is so large that you'll have a huge wordlist for bashing other passwords. Also since most humans use the same password (or permutation of) for all/most sites, it becomes a powerful stepping stone for the buyer/downloader of the password file. Finally just having the email addresses (not even the passwords) allows for linux based social engineering attacks to get access to 'higher level' targets (facebook, shopping, banking sites). Edited July 22, 2013 by Nergal added more ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Forum has been hacked and all users login and email details accessed . . . I got an email from Ubuntu recommending changing passwords. In the process of changing them, I found that I could not log in to a few sites. On a couple of those sites I asked for a new password to be sent, it has not arrived after 2 or 3 hours. Unusual to take so long. One or two of the sites don't recognize the username I had. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted July 23, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 23, 2013 Well I've finally decided to join lastpass: https://lastpass.com/ I'm tired of having to make up passwords and at least the ones this thing makes are more secure and I wont have to remember them. I went ahead and paid the $12 for the mobile phone app as I log into a lot of stuff on my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted July 23, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 23, 2013 lastpass is all right though there are cheaper routes I use keepass and there are a bunch of phone ports (though untested by me as I lack compatibility) http://keepass.info/download.html ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted July 23, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 23, 2013 I've seen keepass before but I honestly forgot about it. Lastpass is free unless you use the mobile version which is pretty essential to me. $1 a month doesn't seem so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted July 23, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 23, 2013 The functionality of Lastpass just seems unnatural. All your passwords stored offsite - freaky. (yep, they're encrypted - tightly - but still...) Brave new world I guess. And what is the legality for example, of giving your Web Banking passwords to a third party when we are told not to ??? Take the scenario; money disappears from web accessible account, Mr Bank Manager asks "Who else knows your passwords?", do you put your hand on your heart and say "No-one" ? Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted July 23, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted July 23, 2013 Latest...... http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/07/23/ubuntu-users-relax-the-gun-toting-penguin-says-she-means-no-harm/ Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted July 23, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 23, 2013 Oorrrr, how cute, a hacker with a moral compass. (I still say knee-cap the b*******s !) Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted July 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 25, 2013 that article was awesome hazelnut ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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