A few days after the launch of the new social network GETTR, hackers have already managed to exploit its buggy API services to obtain the names, email addresses and location of thousands of users. The Motherboard he says:
Hackers managed to obtain email addresses and other data of 90.000+ GETTR users. On Tuesday, a hacking forum user posted a database of what he claims are users of GETTR, the new social media platform that launched last weekteam by former President Trumo's ex-spokesman, Jason Miller.
(To mention that immediately after the announcement of the new social network, we had another one infringement with deface of the website)
Data seen by the motherboard includes email addresses, usernames, status and location. One of the people whose email is in the database confirmed to Motherboard that it has actually registered with GETTR.
Motherboard researchers also verified the database in an attempt to create a new account with three email addresses already in the leaked database. Then the social network displayed the message: “Email in use”, indicating that someone is already registered.
It is not clear if the database contains the usernames and email addresses of all users of the new social network.
Alon Gal, co-founder and CTO of the company security Hudson Rock, was the one who found the post on the hacking forum with the database.
"When hackers are able to extract sensitive information due to neglected API applications, the consequence is tantamount to data breach and should be dealt with accordingly by the company and considered by regulators," he told Motherboard.