Over a million data of users of the dating site BeautifulPeople.com are freely available online, following a hack that took place at the end of 2015.
The breach is not news, as it has been known since November 2015. But today a security researcher announced the leakage and confirmed that the data found is true in many cases.
Το dating site είχε αναφέρει το 2015 ότι το hack είχε πραγματοποιηθεί σε έναν διακομιστή δοκιμών και ότι "η βάση δεδομένων δεν ήταν αυτή του κανονικού site."
According to Troy Hunt, a security researcher who runs the HaveIBeenPwned (a site dedicated to people who want to see if their data is available online), the data has already been sold, although it does not know who or how much , according to Forbes.
The data includes email addresses post officeand sensitive information, such as phone numbers, but also more "innocent" information such as body type, hair color, weight, job, etc.
This information should be quite convenient for those trying to implement attacks social engineering.
It is noted that among the leaked data from 1,1 millions users, there are also 170 government email addresses (.gov).