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Type of site | Forum |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Canonical Ltd. |
| URL | ubuntuforums |
| Registration | Yes, using Ubuntu One |
| Launched | October 2004 |
| Current status | Online |
The Ubuntu Forums is the official forum for the Ubuntu operating system.[1]
As of May 2022, The Ubuntu Forums has 2.1 million registered members and more than 2.2 million threads.[2] The Ubuntu Forums currently runs on the forum software vBulletin.[3]
On July 20, 2013 the site was compromised, with attacker(s) both defacing the site and gaining access to "all user email addresses and hashed passwords"[4]
The site was compromised once again on July 15, 2016. "Usernames, email addresses and IPs for 2 million users" were compromised but 'no active passwords' were accessed.[5]
- ^ "Web Forums". Ubuntu. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Ubuntu Forums § What's Going On? - Ubuntu Forums Statistics". Ubuntu Forums. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Why the Ubuntu Forums use VBulletin". Ubuntu Forums. Retrieved 7 Feb 2013.
- ^ "Notice of security breach on Ubuntu Forums site". Canonical. Retrieved 16 Dec 2013.
- ^ Silber, Jane. "Notice of security breach on Ubuntu Forums". Ubuntu Insights.