Timehop

Timehop

Timehop social media app has been hit by a major data breach that compromised the personal data of its more than 21 million users.

An unknown attacker managed to break into its Cloud Computing Environment and access the data of entire 21 million users.

Compromised information including their names, email addresses, and approximately 4.7 million phone numbers attached to their accounts.

Hackers could view some of posts on Facebook and other social networks without permission.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/timehop-data-breach.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/timehop

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"linkid": "timehop",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "07/2018",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
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                        'industry': 'Social Media',
                        'name': 'Timehop',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Cloud Computing Environment',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '21 million',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'email addresses',
                                                         'phone numbers'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'email addresses',
                                              'phone numbers',
                                              'social media posts']},
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                'that compromised the personal data of its more than 21 '
                'million users. An unknown attacker managed to break into its '
                'Cloud Computing Environment and access the data of entire 21 '
                'million users. Compromised information including their names, '
                'email addresses, and approximately 4.7 million phone numbers '
                'attached to their accounts. Hackers could view some of posts '
                'on Facebook and other social networks without permission.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
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                                 'phone numbers',
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 'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
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