Expert Commentary: Chinese Data-Scraping Startup Leaked Its 408 GB Database Online


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+ Follow - UnFollow A platform that provides a holistic view into the cloud landscape minimizes the potential attack surface. Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook are three major social media platforms containing a plethora of user data, and this incident underscores the perils of data scraping without proper security. Since personally identifiable information was found bundled together with commonalities between profiles, it amplifies the risk of this data being abused by hackers and scammers. For example, for some individuals impacted, there is more than enough information exposed for bad actors to launch highly Read More Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook are three...