Leaked and For Sale – Dave.com and Couchsurfing.com in trouble.
Thousands of tourists every year travel globally with a lot of them actually residing for free. This happens thanks to a platform named Couchsurfing.com which allows travelers to connect with natives and stay with them for a predefined number of days. Although all of this attracts a good fanbase for the company, a recent incident has spoilt the mood.
Couchsurfing.com database sold on a hacker forum
A couple of days ago, it was discovered that Couchsurfing was hacked subsequent to which the data of its 17 million users was found being sold on a hacker forum and conventional messaging apps like Telegram for $700.
The data includes names, usernames, email addresses, locale, and other information about the user accounts such as their verification status and notification settings.
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Here’s a screenshot from hacker forum where data is being sold:
Image: Hackread.com
Keeping this in mind, the company has already started working with a cybersecurity firm and law enforcement agencies in order to mitigate the effects of the breach.
A positive thing is that no passwords were leaked which means that the attacker or for the matter whoever purchases the database cannot use it to conduct credential stuffing attacks nor are the user accounts at risk. Yet, this is not all for the day.
Dave.com database leaked on a hacker forum
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