Ubiquiti 'Catastrophic' Data Breach

The **** ******

** ******* ****, ****,******** ******** ***** ** a **** ******, **** ************ ****** of **** ** ***** systems ****** ** * "third-party ***** ********" (****** they *** *** **** the ********). ******** **** this **** "*** *******" names, ***** *********, *** hashed *** ****** *********, but **** **** ***** was ** ********** ** unauthorized ******** ********* *** user ********.

**** ******* *********** **** users ****** ********* *** enable ***-****** **************, *** did *** ***** ******** resets.

Whistleblower ****** "************"

*******,** * ***** **** post, ******** ********** ***** Krebs **** **** * whistleblower *** ****** ******** respond ** *** ****** describes ** ** *** more ****** **** ********'* email ******* *********, ******* it "************."

“** *** **************** ***** than ********, *** ***** silenced *** ********* ******* to ********** ******* *********,” [the *************] ***** ** a ****** ** *** European **** ********** **********. “The ****** *** *******, customer **** *** ** risk, ****** ** *********’ devices ******** ** ************ and ***** ****** *** world *** ** ****.”

*** ************* ******* ****** that ******** ***** ******* efforts ** ****** ***** of *** **** **** of *** ****** *** force ******** ******.

Ubiquiti *** ******* ********

*******, *** ************* ****** that *** ******* "*****-***** cloud ********" ********* *** simply ********'* ******* ** Amazon *** ********, ***** were ******* *** ******* by ******** **********, *** Amazon. ** ******* **** that ********* ****** **** administrator ****** **:

"*** ******** *** ********, including *** ** **** buckets, *** *********** ****, all *********, *** **** database ***********, *** ******* required ** ***** ****** sign-on (***) *******."

**** ***** ********'* ***** of "** *** *** currently ***** ** ******** of ****** ** *** databases **** **** **** data" **** ********. *** whistleblower **** **** **** Ubiquiti *** *** **** access **** ** *********, so ** ** ******** Ubiquiti ***** *** **** known ** **** **** was ******** ** ***.

*******, ********* **** ***** two ********* ** *** system *** ******** ** bitcoin (~$*.* ******* ***) to ******** **** *** remain ***** ***** ***** hack, ****** ******** ******* and ******* ***** ********* without ******** **** *******.

Potentially ***** ******

** *** *************'* ******** of **** ********* ******** are ****, ** ** possible **** *****' ******* may **** **** ********, though ** **** ***** no ******** ** ************ access ***** *** ******. While ********'* ******** ** video *** ****** ******* are *****, ***** ******** have ********** ******* ** ***** surveillance (*** *** *******).

**** ***** **** ***** the ****** ** ********* remotely ******* ***** ** unlocking ***** ** *******, the ******* ****** ** surveillance ******** ** *********** large. **** *** ***** systems ***** *** *******/**-** only, **** ****** ***** disable *********, ******/*** ******** network ***********, ** ****** any ****** ** ***** security ******.

** ******** ********* *** users ** ***** ******* check ****** **** *** unauthorized ****** ***, ** they **** *** *******, change ********* *** ****** two-factor **************.

Compared ** ******* ****

**** ********** **** ****, ********* ** *** Ubiquiti ****** ****** ****** to ******** ******* *** administrator ***********, ** **** case *** *********** ****** in * *********** ******** account.

****** *** ******* ****, this *** *** * superuser ***** ***** ******* simple *******/************* ****** ** customer *******. **** **** databases **** **********. ********* still ***** **** ****** to ******* ********* *** individually ****** ******* ********.

No ******** *** **** ******** (** ***** ****)

******** *** *** ********* to ***** ** *** whistleblower's ***********. ***** **** they **** *** ********* to ******** ******** *** comment, *** **** **** responded ** ****** ********* on *** *****, **************.

************, ******** *** *** responded *** ***** *********** *****' ****** (*** of ***** **** ***** of ************* **** *****). That ****** *** ******* over *** ******** ** of *** **** ** writing **** ** ********.

Update: ******** ******** ********* (** ***** ****)

******** *** *** ******** responded ** ***** ** other **** ******* *** has******** * ********* ** the ******.

******** ** ******** ** their ******** ******** ** the ******* **** ***** that ******** **** *** not ********:

...****** **** **** ******* has ******* **** ******* to *** ******** ** customer **** *** *** security ** *** ******** since *** ************ ** January **.

**** **** *** *** attacker ********* ** ****** them ***** ****** ** releasing ****** **** *** some ******** ** *********** but ***** ******* ** have ******** ******** ****. They **** ** ** to *** **** *** working **** *** *********** and ****** ******* *******.

*******, ******* ******* *** ** Twitter** ******** ** ********'* statement, *** ************* ****** that ******** *** *** logging ******** ******, ** they ****** **** *** sure **** **** ********* have/do *** ****.

Users ****** **********?

**** **** ** ****** to ******* ***** **** confidence ** ********. ** early *****,******** ******** ****** ******** which *********** **** **** users' ******* ************, **** *********** *** severity ** ****** ** that ******* (********** ** * **-**** forum ******). ******** **** *** made ***** ** ******* cloud ******** *** ****** operation ********** **** ******** **** their ***** ****, ******* **** ***** to ******** ******* ** is***** ******** *** ********** use.

*****' ****** ** ****** to ******* ******** **** sentiment.

Stock ***** ******** / ********* ********** *****

********'* ***** *** ****** more **** **% ***** the ***** ****** *** the ***** ** ***** roughly ****** **** ** was **** * ****** ago:

************, ******** *****-****** ******** (*,*) **** **** ***** against ******** *** ********* securities *****. ***** ***** allege **** ******** ********** intentionally ********** *** ******** of *** ****** ** order ** ***** ****** to ***** ***** *****.

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