[Discussion] Downtime and Server Compromise

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Re: [Discussion] Downtime and Server Compromise

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If you are not running PHPList, you do not need to patch anything.
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Re: [Discussion] Downtime and Server Compromise

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how to check that i used phplist?

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Re: [Discussion] Downtime and Server Compromise

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This would have been a separate install you would have downloaded from phplist.com. It is not related to phpBB, it simply also uses PHP and it was something that phpBB.com had installed.

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Re: [Discussion] Downtime and Server Compromise

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If you are asking that question then I would say it is a safe bet that you are not using phplist

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Re: [Discussion] Downtime and Server Compromise

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THANKS GOD FOR THAT..
Can someone elaborate what this phplist do?

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Re: [Discussion] Downtime and Server Compromise

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it is a mailing list software for sending things out like news letters

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Re: [Discussion] Downtime and Server Compromise

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It is a mailing list script. It was used for the update notifications.

That being said, this topic is not for discussing PHPList -- it is for discussing the announcement Marshalrusty posted. Please keep on that topic.

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Re: [Discussion] Downtime and Server Compromise

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parasolx wrote:THANKS GOD FOR THAT..
Can someone elaborate what this phplist do?
Its a mailing list and sends many emails to subscribers. We use it to notify people of new phpBB versions.
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Re: [Discussion] Downtime and Server Compromise

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Oic.. so attackers have entered through phplist to access all phpbb.com database. Then he could review all the private data which not allow being see by registered users.

If that happen, why phpbb.com have closed the board? Because it only can view the private data only, not edit any phpbb files?

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Re: [Discussion] Downtime and Server Compromise

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The only thing they could have really gotten their hands on would be the email usernames correct or would they be able to obtain passwords to with the exploit?

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