OpenWRT reports data breach after hacker gained access to forum admin account>
ZD Net – Catalin Cimpanu
The maintainers of OpenWRT, an open-source project that provides free and customizable firmware for home routers, have disclosed a security breach that took place over the weekend.

According to a message posted on the project’s forum and distributed via multiple Linux and FOSS-themed mailing lists, the security breach took place on Saturday, January 16, around 16:00 GMT, after a hacker accessed the account of a forum administrator.

The OpenWRT team said that while the attacker was not able to download a full copy of its database, the attack did download a list of forum users, which included personal details such as forum usernames and email addresses.

No passwords were included in the downloaded data, but citing an “abundance of caution,” OpenWRT administrators have reset all forum user passwords and API keys.

Furthermore, OpenWRT admins are also warning forum users that they also might see an increase in email phishing attempts.
Link: https://www.zdnet.com/article/openwrt-reports-data-breach-after-hacker-gained-access-to-forum-admin-account/