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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2019 01:20:20 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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   Matrix.org initial analysis of their security incident: https://matrix.org/blog/2019/04/11/security-incident/ [matrix.org]
   
   AFAIK, the #matrixdotorg homeserver will be up soon, so change your passwords if your account is on the mothership. And consider moving to another homeserver soon.
   • nige ⌨️ (rtwx)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2019 01:33:43 UTC nige ⌨️

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     @lnxw48a1 I guess now is as good a time as any to look at self hosting synapse... ?

     LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} repeated this.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2019 01:40:24 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     @kaikatsu The list I saw was pretty short. https://www.hello-matrix.net/public_servers.php
     
     I think the best thing for the #Matrix network is for more people to #self-host. I’m not saying you or any specific person should do so, because even I don’t currently host #Synapse.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2019 01:59:30 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     @1iceloops123 Even then, log in long enough to change password or close your account.
   • Annah (maiyannah)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2019 02:31:47 UTC Annah

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     @lnxw48a1 @kaikatsu@pleroma.site I had a matrix thing going for a very short time but I found it very onerous to keep going.  For all my complaining about prosody, xmpp is much easier to both set up and maintain, even with occasional strange hiccups.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2019 03:11:06 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     • lewd Newell
     @1iceloops123 I think of it this way: even if you never logged in again, someone could potentially log in as you and send undesirable content to your contacts. Or find your nudie pics. Or learn the pattern you use for usernames and passwords and take over your accounts on other sites.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2019 05:34:54 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     • pskosinski
     @pskoskinski@mstdn.io @kaikatsu Yep. Some public homeservers have shut down over the amount of maintenance needed and the resource consumption. That's why I can't tell any specific person they should self-host #Synapse, but the #Matrix network does need more servers and to have the network's users dispersed more widely among those servers.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2019 07:06:08 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     The attacker is still "in" #MatrixDotOrg. See https://nu.federati.net/file/8a9635fac140a1ffed723e1b9b180ce223aea7e3430dddbb7990b88800d964c7.png