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Chtrbox database — up to 49M records exposed

2019 49.0M records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Details not publicly disclosed

Technical writeup

Chtrbox AWS server left data unencrypted and accessible. Contact info, follower counts, locations, estimated account value. Chtrbox disputed 49M figure (said ~350k influencers).

Root cause

Improperly protected AWS server.

References