Dating Apps Exposed 845 GB of Explicit Photos, Chats, and More
The researchers found 845 gigabytes and close to 2.5 million records, likely representing data from hundreds of thousands of users.
The information was particularly sensitive and included sexually explicit photos and audio recordings. The researchers also found screenshots of private chats from other platforms and receipts for payments, sent between users within the app as part of the relationships they were building. And though the exposed data included limited “personally identifying information,” like real names, birthdays, or email addresses, the researchers warn that a motivated hacker could have used the photos and other miscellaneous information available to identify many users. The data may not have actually been breached, but the potential was there.
Source: Dating Apps Exposed 845 GB of Explicit Photos, Chats, and More | WIRED
