DreamHost file manager breach exposes customer credentials
An attacker exploited DreamHost’s web-based file manager from August through October 23 to steal customers’ FTP and SFTP usernames and passwords. Some webmail credentials and sessions were also exposed, and email contents may have been accessed in a small number of accounts. The company confirmed the breach and warned customers, stating that far fewer than 10% of all email and file transfer accounts were affected.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- DreamHost
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Exposure of credentials and other data for far fewer than 10% of all email and file transfer accounts
- Cause / method
- Credential theft through exploitation of the web-based file manager
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
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- Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
Timeline
- This marked the stated end of the theft of customers’ FTP and SFTP usernames and passwords that had continued since August.
- The exposure of customer passwords and email contents, along with a related litigation investigation, became known.
- DreamHost confirmed the breach and stated that far fewer than 10% of all accounts were affected.
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