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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by G59@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

FYI!!! In case you start getting re-directed to porn sites.

Maybe the admin got hacked?


edit: lemmy.blahaj.zone has also been hacked. beehaw.org is also down, possibly intentionally by their admins until the issue is fixed.

Post discussing the point of vulnerability: https://lemmy.ml/post/1896249

Github Issue created here: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/issues/1895

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[-] bigben111@lemmy.ml 61 points 1 year ago

How did it happen and what does this mean for me as a user of lemmy.ml who also follows people on lemmy.world?

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.ml 77 points 1 year ago

One of the admin accounts appears to have been compromised. The owner/other admins appear to be aware now because that account had its admin access revoked and offending posts are being removed.

Definitely opens up a big question about the security of Lemmy instances that I am sure will be discussed over the next few days.

[-] hawkwind@lemmy.management 32 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't assume reasons why or that it's fixed until that consensus has been more widely reached.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

More time will definitely be needed. I'm glad they caught it and acted quickly enough to prevent more vandalism from occurring, but until we know how the account was compromised and what else they may have gotten in the process, it's still a situation to keep an eye on.

[-] hawkwind@lemmy.management 3 points 1 year ago

They are still acting on it, seems.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Yep, it's definitely not over.

[-] eerongal@ttrpg.network 18 points 1 year ago

Definitely opens up a big question about the security of Lemmy instances that I am sure will be discussed over the next few days.

They added 2FA login to lemmy in one of the newer updates. Probably pretty pertinent for any admins to use it....

[-] ebits21@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s buggy and missing some key checks to make sure it’s working when you set it up.

Real risk of locking yourself out of your account.

[-] eerongal@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 year ago

oh, really? maybe i'll turn mine off then.....Thanks for the heads up!

[-] ebits21@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Mostly a risk on initial setup.

I’ve been waiting a bit for it to stabilize and just using huge random passwords

[-] Zetaphor@zemmy.cc 4 points 1 year ago

If you're using a password manager you'd be doing this for every site and without even having to think about it. Bitwarden is a great choice.

[-] Cube6392@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

I like KeePass. Bitwarden currently has an nginx exposure in the Dockerfile published in their git repo (may have been fixed since a couple of days ago). That said, I used Bitwarden for many years and switched out of an abundance of paranoia, and am definitively not recommending against it. Just basically use one of the following:

  • Bitwarden
  • KeePass
  • 1password

And stay far the fuck away from LastPass

[-] delollipop@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

my uni is currently still recommending lastpass as of now, tho I’ve heard they might be looking for alternatives …

[-] Boeman@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

LastPass has had a few security incidents lately. I do not trust them at all.

[-] ebits21@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh I do. Used Bitwarden for many years.

I actually use keepass for totp codes too.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 year ago

Too bad it doesn't work with several 2FA apps and right now....

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 year ago

Also I believe this was achieved through cookie stealing, which 2FA would not have helped

[-] bigben111@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the context

[-] ebits21@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

They really need to improve their 2fa implementation

[-] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 24 points 1 year ago

Not a whole lot - you might see some spam being federated from lemmy.world but I'd expect the lemmy.ml and lemmy.world admins will fix it, and them clean it up.

That's probably good stress test to figure out how to handle that.

[-] bigben111@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the response very helpful.

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