Hackers installed keylogger and copied NZBGeek database exposing personal details of all users.
What is NZBGeek?
NZBGeek is an indexing service and file-sharing private community where users can sign up for free and search for content. Users who donate funds get extra features. The site offers over 500,000 indexed NZBs.
The Hack
While operating smoothly, as the site normally does, suddenly the site became unreachable. Later, there was a message put up by site operators that they are experiencing hosting-related issues. The next day they announced that the site had been hacked, and an official statement was released that read:
“It’s with a heavy heart that we must admit that we have had a breach. If you have recently used your card or payment with us we suggest changing your credentials and card info as soon as possible.”
Private Data Leaked
According to the site operators, hackers copied its database. Therefore, the personal details of all the users were exposed. The attackers also installed a keylogger to be able to abuse the site in the future.
[See: KryptoCibule malware uses Tor & Torrent sites to steal your cryptocurrency]
The company revealed that the hackers accessed a copy of the site’s database that stored usernames, encrypted passwords, email addresses, and last connected IP addresses. As per the operators, when the attack occurred, the hard drive on their indexer and an API server failed.
Email sent to GBZGeeks’ users (Image: hackers target usenet indexing service nzbgeek users personal
