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DreamHost breach exposed customer credentials for two months
Original: 🤖 DreamHost breach: attackers had access to its File Manager platform for two months, exposing customers' FTP/SFTP usern
Web hosting company DreamHost has disclosed a security breach in which attackers had access to its File Manager platform for roughly two months. The intrusion exposed customers' FTP and SFTP usernames and passwords as well as webmail session data. Security commentators are urging affected users to rotate their credentials and review access logs, noting that hosting providers are prime targets for attackers.
Why now: A long-running breach at a major hosting provider exposes customers to account takeovers, prompting urgent credential-rotation warnings.
Evidence
- 🤖 DreamHost breach: attackers had access to its File Manager platform for two months, exposing customers' FTP/SFTP usernames and passwords and webmail session data. Hosting providers are prime targets — rotate credentials and review access logs. 🔗 https://www.… · cloud@infosec.exchange · 1
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