Kodi warns that forum users’ passwords have been stolen in hack

Software maker Kodi warns that the data of the accounts of all forum users has been stolen in a break-in of its software. One or more criminals could back up and download the entire database via an admin account.

Although the passwords are encrypted, warns Kodi that all users should assume that the password is out in the open. Kodi therefore warns that users who also use the password on other sites or services should also change it there. Kodi wants to reset the password for everyone on its own forum, but it has not yet succeeded.

In the meantime, the system is offline. It is unknown how many accounts are involved. Someone entered the MyBB system as an admin because it was an inactive admin. It entered the software twice in February. The entire database has been backed up and downloaded. That database is offered online. It is unknown who is responsible for the hack. It is also not clear when the forum will be back online.