Wishbone App Hack. The hacking group calling themselves 'The Shiny Hunters' has been busy. Recently, they put databases containing user records from eleven different companies up for sale on the Dark Web, including a massive database containing some 40 million records belonging to the popular Wishbone app. Though Wishbone has yet to confirm the hack, Bleeping Computer independently verified the accuracy of much of the exposed data. Wishbone users should immediately change their passwords on the app to avoid any issues. Users should also consider disconnecting Wishbone from their Facebook and Twitter accounts until it confirms the data breach and has taken action to remedy it. Wishbone app which allows teenage girls to compare fashion, music, celebrity, and other instances, has made it official that a recent hack on its database could have leaked passwords of its 40 million users. News is also out that the leaked data is available on some online forums for just 0.85 Bitcoins which accounts for […]
Personal data from some 40 million users of the popular voting app Wishbone was swiped during a breach earlier this year. Now the hacker who claims responsibility is giving that data away for free. The seller claims the Wishbone app data was obtained in a hack that took place earlier this year. User registration and last login dates included in the Wishbone data sample appear to confirm this.
Though Wishbone has yet to confirm the hack, Bleeping Computer independently verified the accuracy of much of the exposed data. Wishbone users should immediately change their passwords on the app to avoid any issues. Users should also consider disconnecting Wishbone from their Facebook and Twitter accounts until it confirms the data breach and has taken action to remedy it.
Hacked Wishbone app knowledge on sale for $8,000 in Bitcoin | Fintech Zoom - World Finance - Hacked Wishbone app knowledge on sale for $8,000 in Bitcoin - CAMEROON MAGAZINE - CAMEROUN INFO - CAMEROUN ACTU Wishbone hack took place earlier this year. The seller claims the Wishbone app data was obtained in a hack that took place earlier this year. User registration and last login dates included in the Wishbone data sample appear to confirm this statement, with all timestamps dating to January 2020. In 2017, we learned that the popular teen quiz app, Wishbone, had been “hacked.” According to reports at the time, hackers snagged 2.2 million email addresses and 287,000 cellphone numbers. It wasn’t really a hack, though, although media described it that way — it was a misconfigured MongoDB that someone found and downloaded. The hacking group calling themselves 'The Shiny Hunters' has been busy. Recently, they put databases containing user records from eleven different companies up for sale on the Dark Web, including a massive database containing some 40 million records belonging to the popular Wishbone app.