Clubhouse has 1,3 million account information leaked – but says it’s not important
After Facebook e LinkedIn, it was Clubhouse's turn to have user account information leaked by hackers (although the story seems to be different from what happened with other social networks). Cybernews website was responsible for discovering the incident involving the popular audio platform created exclusively for iOS users, and revealed that the database was made available for free.
Among the leaked information about Clubhouse users were their user ID, name, photo URL, profile on other social networks, such as Twitter and Instagram, number of followers and followers, who invited them to join the social network and when the account on the platform was created. Unlike what happened with Facebook, for example, the leaked information did not include passwords or emails, which are considered confidential.
Clubhouse defends itself
In a statement posted on Twitter shortly after the case involving the leaked information gained repercussion, those responsible for Clubhouse tried to deny that the app had been hacked. In the post, Clubhouse claimed that the information released by the hackers “is public and can be accessed by anyone via the app or API.”
https://twitter.com/joinClubhouse/status/1381066324105854977
Despite defending itself, Clubhouse is not new to allegations of security breaches. About two months ago, a Chinese hacker hacked into the social network using the Android system and managed to record users' conversations. And he managed to do this without using iOS and without the platform being available in China.
Because of this, Clubhouse updated its security system in February, precisely to give users greater protection against hackers and to avoid having any more problems with information leaked from their accounts. accident This week, at least according to those responsible for the application, it was just a misunderstanding and, therefore, it will not expose the data of 1,3 million people to phishing scams or identity theft. Will it?
Leak could have consequences, says expert
Mantas Sasnauskas, a security expert at Cybernews, countered Clubhouse's defense and stated that the leaked information, although it does not contain addresses (physical or email) or other more confidential information, could indeed cause problems for the 1,3 million affected users. According to Sasnauskas, since Clubhouse allows anyone to have a token and, with it, access to users' public information, something should be done to make this data extraction more difficult.
“The platform must go beyond simply stating this in the rules. Not having measures against such access in place can be seen as a privacy issue,” he pointed out. To improve this, users can take some extra security measures on their own, such as not accepting requests from strangers, using a password manager and adopting a two-factor authentication system.
Through which channels you reach those people, classic and out of the box. Apple Insider
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