Web hosting service provider and domain name registrar DreamHost suffered a database breach on Friday and reset all 300,000 customers' FTP and shell access passwords. DreamHost sent an email stating, "Our security systems detected the potential breach this morning and we immediately took the defensive precaution of expiring and resetting all FTP/shell access passwords for all DreamHost customers and their users." All customers are advised to change their FTP/shell access passwords immediately, and although "web panel passwords, email passwords and billing information for DreamHost customers were not affected or accessed," the company "strongly" recommended changing your email password as a "precaution."

DreamHost detected the "potential" intrusion, blocked the acess, then notified their clients.  

According to the DreamHost blog, "One of DreamHost's database servers was illegally accessed using an exploit that was not previously known or prevented by our layered security systems in place. Our intrusion detection systems alerted our Security team to the potential hack, and we rapidly identified the means of illegal access and blocked it."

Neither DreamHost or their clients suffered any harm to their data or reputation. Certain other tech companies could learn a thing or two from this non story!