after the official ownCloud forum central.owncloud.org was target of a hacking attack we were able to resolve this incident. The intruder contacted us and we managed to establish a cooperative contact to him in which we were assured that his only challenge was getting the data, not using it in any way. After reviewing his statements and setting up an agreement we can assure you that no harm was nor will be done.
We are very sorry about the trouble and apologize for any inconvenience. Luckily, no real damage occured.
This will be the last email we’re sending to you about this topic
All the best
Florian and the rest of the ownCloud team
Dear users of central.owncloudorg,
after the official ownCloud forum central.owncloud.org was target of a hacking attack we were able to resolve this incident. The intruder contacted us and we managed to establish a cooperative contact to him in which we were assured that his only challenge was getting the data, not using it in any way. After reviewing his statements and setting up an agreement we can assure you that no harm was nor will be done.
For the full story please see our blog post: https://owncloud.org/news/owncloud-forum-hack-why-password-s... Also feel free to use our social media channels to stay updated.
We are very sorry about the trouble and apologize for any inconvenience. Luckily, no real damage occured. This will be the last email we’re sending to you about this topic
All the best Florian and the rest of the ownCloud team