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Twitch Streamer Data At Risk: Dark web scrape fuels scam fears; no confirmed platform breach

A dark web hacker claims to have obtained personal information linked to around 40,000 Twitch streamers. Researchers who reviewed a sample believe the database may have been created through scraping rather than a direct Twitch breach, although some private email addresses raised questions about possible API misuse. While Twitch has…

The Times of India · Sep 15

Rental giant Carla leaks user names, emails, and phone numbers ahead of summer holiday break

Another day, another misconfigured database discovered online.

TechRadar · Jul 22

Thousands of US military beneficiaries have data breached following TRICARE cyberattack — DoD Benefits Numbers and some Social Security numbers leaked

TriWest suffers an attack and loses TRICARE data on some 12,000 people.

TechRadar · Jul 16

'The credential data leak is dangerous simply because of its enormous size': Experts warn "colossal" breach exposes 24 billion records including personal info

Someone has been hoarding data leaks from across the web and putting them in a single Elasticsearch instance.

TechRadar · Jun 17

Anonymous video chat app leaks data on millions of users — more than 22 million records exposed, including 3 million containing names and email addresses

A not-so-private anonymous video chat app has compromised credentials, including usernames, emails, and network information, thanks to a misconfigured Kibana dashboard.

TechRadar · Jun 2

Hackers claim to be selling 340 million stolen OnlyFans records — but experts are already skeptical on how serious hack is

OnlyFans says the claims are false, so users can breathe easy.

TechRadar · May 26

340 Million OnlyFans Users Allegedly Exposed After Hacker Builds a Database From Old Breaches and Public Data

A threat actor claims to sell a 340-million-record OnlyFans database, but admits it was compiled from old breaches, not hacked from the platform.

International Business Times UK · May 25

Top arcade game maker leaks nearly 19 million user records via WeChat mini app

Researchers found a new Elasticsearch instance containing plenty of sensitive data.

TechRadar · May 21

Messaging app Tokee may have leaked 1.2 million user profiles — experts say exposed personal data 'presents significant privacy, security, and regulatory risks'

Most of the app's userbase seems to have been exposed, so users should be on their guard.

TechRadar · May 13

More than 70,000 US Army files were exposed ‘for over a year’ even after CISA warning – sensitive personnel info and base schematics stored in vulnerable Open Directory Listing

The database contained sensitive US military information on bases, personnel, contractors, and schematics

TechRadar · May 7