Clubhouse Data of 1.3 Million s Reportedly Being Sold Online 1cz4u Company Refutes Claims of Breach

Personal details like ID, name, photo URL, and more details have reportedly been scraped from Clubhouse. 3r15m

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 12 April 2021 10:54 IST

Clubhouse Data of 1.3 Million s Reportedly Being Sold Online, Company Refutes Claims of Breach

Clubhouse refutes all claims of being breached or hacked 1b3j3g

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Clubhouse s are recommended to change s
s should be wary of strange connection requests
Clubhouse says all info leaked in public, accessible via API

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Clubhouse is the latest social media platform to have been subjected to mass data scraping, as data of over 1.3 million s are now reportedly being sold online. This comes after LinkedIn saw a similar data leak of over two-third of its subscribers and Facebook seeing over 533 million s' personal data being sold online. In the case of Clubhouse, personal details like ID, name, photo URL, name, Twitter handle have reportedly been scraped. Clubhouse says that the platform hasn't been hacked or breached, but the dataset sold online is all information that is available to the public and can be accessed via the app.

CyberNews Clubhouse, leading to exposure of 1.3 million s' personal details. The report suggests that these details, in the hand of bad actors, could lead to targeted phishing, social engineering attacks, or even identity theft. The details that have been scraped from Clubhouse include ID, name, photo URL, name, Twitter handle, Instagram handle, number of followers, number of people followed by the , creation date, and invited by profile name. While the dataset does not include deeply sensitive data like credit card details or legal documents, social media details can be enough for a competent cybercriminal to cause real damage.

Clubhouse, meanwhile, refutes all claims of being breached or hacked, calling the report “misleading and false”. It says on Twitter, “The data referred to is all public profile information from our app, which anyone can access via the app or our API.” Clubhouse s are advised to change their and use a good manager to create unique s and store them securely. Ensure that you are cautious while opening messages on Clubhouse and accepting connection requests from strangers. Also, enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all online platforms, wherever available, and share only necessary data on public social media s.

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Facebook also faced a similar leak in which data of over 500 million s was leaked.

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