DreamHost forces email and FTP password resets after unexplained incident
Original title: DreamHost Forces Email and FTP Password Resets Following Unexplained Security Incident
DreamHost has not named a cause or confirmed theft; File Manager was back by October 26 while resets stayed required.
DreamHost required password resets for affected email and FTP/SFTP accounts after an incident that began October 23, 2026, with File Manager connectivity problems and later webmail errors. The company called the resets precautionary and said mailboxes still receive mail and FTP/SFTP data remains on its servers. By October 26 engineers had restored File Manager, but new credentials were still required. Cause, scope, and any unauthorized access remain undisclosed.
Unconfirmed: DreamHost has not disclosed the cause or confirmed data theft or unauthorized access.
- On October 24, owners could set new passwords in the control panel without waiting for email.
- By October 25 at 9:32 p.m. PDT, DreamHost said all affected holders had instructions.
- A “Failed to edit” error had blocked some Professional Email password changes and was fixed.
- DreamHost says it will never request passwords by email and warns against notification login links.
Impact: Sign-in blocked until reset; no confirmed theft or data loss
- 1.Set mailbox and SFTP passwords at panel.dreamhost.com, not via email links.
- 2.Update saved client passwords; DreamHost says changes can take up to 15 minutes.
- 3.Check mailbox forwarding and remove unfamiliar or unused entries.
From the original article
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DreamHost forced password resets for affected email and FTP/SFTP accounts after an unexplained incident disrupted webmail and File Manager, preventing sign-ins until new credentials are set. DreamHost said the password resets were precautionary but has not disclosed the cause or confirmed data theft. The incident began on October 23, 2026, with File Manager connectivity issues.
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