A hacker managed to breach the official forum of the popular mobile game “Clash of Kings.” So he got about 1,6 millions accounts.
Το hack πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 14 Ιουλίου από κάποιον άγνωστο hacker, ο οποίος διέθεσε ένα αντίγραφο της βάσης δεδομένων στο LeakedSource.com. Η by clicking here allows them users to search for their names and email addresses in a treasure trove of stolen and hacked data.
The database contains (among other things) user names, email addresses, IP addresses (which can often identify the user's location), device IDs, and Facebook items along with access badges (if the user used the social network to connect). Passwords in the leaked database are hashed and salted
"Clash of Kings" is one of the most popular mobile games with over 100 million installations on the Android platform.
Currently the forum is still down for repairs.
The hack reportedly took advantage of her relaxed approach companys for user security, such as not using basic HTTPS encryption.
The hacker exploited a known weakness in forum software, an earlier version of vBulletin from the end of 2013. The specific vulnerability is so old that the tools for exploiting it are freely available on the internet.
