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Ubuntu Official Forum encountered a SQL injection attack, someone claimed to have a copy of the Ubuntu Forum database. Thankfully, Ubuntu uses a single sign-on technology, where the user's password is stored as a random string and encrypted. Canonical ensure attackers cannot hack into Ubuntu's code warehouse
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Ubuntu Official forum encounters a SQL injection attack