DreamHost security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving DreamHost, with related coverage.
Incidents: 1 · Most recent
DreamHost file manager breach exposes customer credentials
Impact: Exposure of credentials and other data for far fewer than 10% of all email and file transfer accounts
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.
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