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vBulletin forums may be hacked
#1
Got this notification this morning vBulletin Hack Exposes 820,000 Accounts from 126 Forums
As a precaution, I'm changing my password. Honestly, I don't think the hackers can do much with this information. However, those using the same password across multiple sites could see trouble
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#2
Here is the list of the sites affected. NB: Degreeforum and Degreeinfo are not on the list.
126 vBulletin forums hacked; data leaked on hacking forums - Pastebin.com
BA, MA, EdS, MMT, etc.
83 hours of ACE-worthy credits
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#3
We are, however, using an old version of vbulletin software that is very vulnerable to a specific, well known exploit. To be honest, this forum is pretty lucky not to have been compromised years ago (as far as we know :p )
Northwestern California University School of Law
JD Law, 2027 (in progress, currently 2L)

Georgia Tech
MS Cybersecurity (Policy), 2021

Thomas Edison State University
BA Computer Science, 2023
BA Psychology, 2016
AS Business Administration, 2023
Certificate in Operations Management, 2023
Certificate in Computer Information Systems, 2023

Western Governors University
BS IT Security, 2018

Chaffey College
AA Sociology, 2015

Accumulated Credit: Undergrad: 258.50 | Graduate: 32

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#4
Thank you both Smile
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#5
jsd Wrote:We are, however, using an old version of vbulletin software that is very vulnerable to a specific, well known exploit. To be honest, this forum is pretty lucky not to have been compromised years ago (as far as we know :p )

That's kind of scary, actually. Are there options to fix it?
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#6
What are our options?
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#7
The admins just need to upgrade the board to the latest version, these exploits were all fixed a while ago. Upgrading takes just a couple of minutes in most cases and there's no reason not to. But we're in our own little word here, I don't think our admin pays too much attention to us.
Northwestern California University School of Law
JD Law, 2027 (in progress, currently 2L)

Georgia Tech
MS Cybersecurity (Policy), 2021

Thomas Edison State University
BA Computer Science, 2023
BA Psychology, 2016
AS Business Administration, 2023
Certificate in Operations Management, 2023
Certificate in Computer Information Systems, 2023

Western Governors University
BS IT Security, 2018

Chaffey College
AA Sociology, 2015

Accumulated Credit: Undergrad: 258.50 | Graduate: 32

View all of my credit on my Omni Transcript!
Visit the DegreeForum Community Wiki!
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#8
jb111 Wrote:...
As a precaution, I'm changing my password. ...

just changed mine

my old one was pa$$word1
I'm confident you'll never guess the new one
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