A number of popular “camgirl” sites have exposed millions of sex workers and users after the company running the sites left the back-end database unprotected. The sites, run by Barcelona-based VTS Media, include amateur.tv, webcampornoxxx.net, and placercams.com. Most of the sites’ users are based in Spain and Europe, but we found evidence of users across the world, including the United States. The database, containing months-worth of daily logs of the site activities, was left without a password for weeks. Those logs included detailed records of when users logged in — including usernames and sometimes their user-agents and IP addresses.
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@Hugo van Den Toorn, Manager, Offensive Security, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The big caveat with this breach is that this may leave the users vulnerable to sextortion attacks...."
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@Hugo van Den Toorn, Manager, Offensive Security, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The big caveat with this breach is that this may leave the users vulnerable to sextortion attacks...."
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@Javier Quintero, Administrator, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It is better to trust companies with a great reputation and guarantee to give your personal data..."
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@Javier Quintero, Administrator, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It is better to trust companies with a great reputation and guarantee to give your personal data..."
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