Safety alert [12/19/2016]: Ethereum.org Boards Database Compromised

On December 16, we have been made conscious that somebody had lately gained unauthorized entry to a database from discussion board.ethereum.org. We instantly launched an intensive investigation to find out the origin, nature, and scope of this incident. Here’s what we all know:

• The knowledge that was lately accessed is a database backup from April 2016 and contained details about 16.5k discussion board customers.
• The leaked data consists of
  
  • Messages, each private and non-private
  • IP-addresses
  • Username and electronic mail addresses
  • Profile data
  • Hashed passwords
    
    • ~13k bcrypt hashes (salted)
    • ~1.5k WordPress-hashes (salted)
    • ~2k accounts with out passwords (used federated login)

• The attacker self-disclosed that they’re the identical particular person/individuals who lately hacked Bo Shen.
• The attacker used social engineering to realize entry to a cell phone quantity that allowed them to realize entry to different accounts, one in every of which had entry to an outdated database backup from the discussion board.

We’re taking the next steps:

• Discussion board customers whose data could have been compromised by the leak will likely be receiving an electronic mail with extra data.
• We’ve got closed the unauthorized entry factors concerned within the leak.
• We’re implementing stricter safety tips internally corresponding to eradicating the restoration cellphone numbers from accounts and utilizing encryption for delicate knowledge.
• We’re offering the e-mail addresses that we imagine have been leaked to https://haveibeenpwned.com, a service that helps talk with affected customers.
• We’re resetting all discussion board passwords, efficient instantly.

In case you have been affected by the assault we suggest you do the next:

• Be certain that your passwords are usually not reused between providers. You probably have reused your discussion board.ethereum.org password elsewhere, change it in these locations.

Moreover, we suggest this wonderful weblog submit by Kraken that gives helpful details about the right way to shield in opposition to all these assaults.

We deeply remorse that this incident occurred and are working diligently internally, in addition to with exterior companions to deal with the incident.

Questions might be directed to safety@ethereum.org.