A website dedicated to discussion of the Ubuntu Linux distribution was breached on Saturday, with hackers gaining access to encrypted passwords and email addresses.. The site, Ubuntuforums.org, will remain offline until it can be fixed, wrote Jane Silber, CEO of Canonical, a company that develops and provides services for the free, open-source operating system.. A significant leak at Ubuntuforums.org resulted in the exposure of user information, prompting the site to go offline for maintenance. Stay updated with the newest information.. Ubuntu Breach, Forum Security Issue, User Data Leak. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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