Dating Apps: The trend of online dating is growing rapidly, but meanwhile a frightening news has come to light. According to a report, some dating apps have leaked users’ private photos and messages. If you also use dating apps, then this news may be important for you. This report has revealed that these apps have leaked users’ personal data due to lack of security, due to which the private information of millions of people has now reached the hands of strangers.
Users’ personal information disclosed in data leak
Usually news of data leak is related to passwords or credit cards, but this time the matter is very serious. This time dating apps have leaked users’ personal photos and messages. This data has now reached the hands of unknown people. This information has been stolen from iPhone users, who are generally more confident about the security of their data. Questions are being raised about the seriousness and confidentiality of this leak, as this data has now become public.
Cybernews research revealed that security-related information (such as passwords, API keys, and encryption keys) was publicly available in the code of five iOS dating apps of MAD Mobile Apps Developers Limited. With the help of this ‘secret information’, anyone could have accessed the private photos of users, which were stored in Google Cloud Storage. This leak has put the confidential information of millions of users at risk, causing a serious invasion of their privacy.
How many photos were leaked and which apps were affected
According to the report, about 15 lakh photos have been leaked, which include photos sent by users in chat, deleted photos, profile photos and photos uploaded for verification. The apps from which these photos were leaked mainly include “BDSM People”, “Brish”, “Chica”, “Pink” and “Translate”. About 16 lakh data has been leaked from the BDSM People app, which includes 5.41 lakh chat photos, 18,000 deleted photos, 90,000 chat photos and 28,000 verification photos. Apart from this, 23,000 verification photos and 94,000 profile photos have been leaked from the Chica app. Sensitive data has also been leaked from three apps of the LGBTQ+ community, posing a major threat to privacy.
This data leak not only exposes the weakness in the security of dating apps, but it also poses a huge threat to the privacy and security of users. Now users need to be more cautious about the security of their personal data.
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