marocseo
Newbie
- Sep 26, 2014
- 15
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Another day, another data leak on the Internet. This time, the platform is Instagram and the exposed users were its beloved influencers, celebrities and some brand accounts.
It was a http://cm.wtaff.co/t/j-l-mvtklk-tlijdhkjkd-b/ which was hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) without any password protection.
This extensive database included names of influencer accounts, their bio, profile picture, follower count, verification status, cities and other private information such as email addresses and phone numbers.
Along with their Instagram account info, the database contained a record that calculated the value of each account, based on the number of followers, engagement, reach, likes and shares.
Who owned this database? An Indian based influencer management firm called Chtrbox.
This database was used to determine how much each influencer should be paid for sponsored posts.
Facebook confirmed it is investigating the matter with Chtrbox. Although that will come as a small consolation for the compromised accounts. What’s exposed is exposed, the incident can’t be reversed, and you can’t make the people who downloaded this data unsee it.
It was a http://cm.wtaff.co/t/j-l-mvtklk-tlijdhkjkd-b/ which was hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) without any password protection.
This extensive database included names of influencer accounts, their bio, profile picture, follower count, verification status, cities and other private information such as email addresses and phone numbers.
Along with their Instagram account info, the database contained a record that calculated the value of each account, based on the number of followers, engagement, reach, likes and shares.
Who owned this database? An Indian based influencer management firm called Chtrbox.
This database was used to determine how much each influencer should be paid for sponsored posts.
Facebook confirmed it is investigating the matter with Chtrbox. Although that will come as a small consolation for the compromised accounts. What’s exposed is exposed, the incident can’t be reversed, and you can’t make the people who downloaded this data unsee it.
