As reported by TechRadar, an investigation by The Washington Post has revealed that Whisper (a social media platform that’s core focus is to allow its users to anonymously share secrets ) left the information of nearly 900 million users exposed to anyone that wanted to view it, located in a database that wasn’t password protected and was accessible by the public. The database contained a variety of compromising user details that are tied to each ‘whisper’ (the platform’s name for a post), including sexual orientation, gender, age, ethnicity, nickname, place of work and the location data for the user’s last post.
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@Robert Prigge, CEO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Until organizations stop relying on outdated verification methods, we can expect to see this same vicious cycle to continue...."
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@Robert Prigge, CEO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Until organizations stop relying on outdated verification methods, we can expect to see this same vicious cycle to continue...."
#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/whisper-app-exposes-intimate-secrets-of-nearly-a-billion-users-experts-insight
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@Jake Moore, Cybersecurity Specialist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Criminals can do a lot of damage with such information and this should not be taken lightly...."
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@Jake Moore, Cybersecurity Specialist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Criminals can do a lot of damage with such information and this should not be taken lightly...."
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https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/whisper-app-exposes-intimate-secrets-of-nearly-a-billion-users-experts-insight