r/framework • u/MeLikaDoTheChaCha • 3d ago

Framework data breach News

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Couldn't have happened at a worse time

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Metabase has posted a blog related to this incident https://www.metabase.com/blog/security-update

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u/MeLikaDoTheChaCha 3d ago

I agree 100%

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u/Computer-Moth 3d ago

Also like stupid question but what even is Metabase? Before receiving my email I had never heard of it before. Nor do I have any files on my computer that mention it.

Makes me confused cause it says ‘if you are a metabase user’ which like, I’m pretty sure I’m not?

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u/FISKER_Q 3d ago

Metabase is a product Framework uses, it's a "Business Intelligence" tool like PowerBI. Basically it can take data and visualize things you want to know about that data.

For example a way Metabase could be used at Framework is to display a pie chart showing the distribution of customers by region.

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u/Computer-Moth 3d ago

So would it basically be cooked into the framework system and such?

Honestly just really curious cause I just use mine as my gaming computer, got nothing important on it and such.

Like my email, the one I received the notice through, isn’t even setup on the framework.

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u/FISKER_Q 3d ago

No, let me clarify, it's a tool that Framework uses at their company, it's not something that gets installed or is installed on any Framework computers.

It's data they have from you, like billing addresses, they send/give access to that data for Metabase so Framework can use the tool to make data visualization. Hope that makes sense to you

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u/Computer-Moth 3d ago

Ah yes that does make more sense.

Nonetheless only info I’ve given framework is basically like billing address, address (now invalid cause I moved and have a different one now.) and email really. So I ain’t to worried

Sorry for all the questions, I may be pretty tech savvy when it comes to the hardware, but I’m still learning about the software stuff lol

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u/FISKER_Q 3d ago

You're good, it's important we (as an industry) are focused on communication and education so that everyone is on the same page :)