Cock.li Data Breach: When Privacy Goes Rogue and Over a Million Are Exposed
Cock.li, the cheekily named email hosting provider, suffered a data breach affecting over a million users due to flaws in its retired Roundcube webmail. Though passwords and email content remain safe, users since 2016 are urged to reset passwords. Cock.li’s “lesson learned”? Maybe don’t mix Roundcube with a privacy cocktail.
Hot Take:
When your email provider sounds like a punchline, it’s no surprise the whole thing ends up as a comedy of errors! Cock.li, the email service that’s as subtle as a sledgehammer, learned the hard way that cybersecurity isn’t just for the big players. This breach is a reminder that even those who pride themselves on privacy have to play by the security rulebook or end up as the butt of the cyber-joke.
Key Points:
– Cock.li, a privacy-focused email service, was breached, exposing over a million user records.
– The breach resulted from exploiting a known vulnerability in the retired Roundcube webmail platform.
– The stolen data includes email addresses and login timestamps but not passwords or email content.
– Cock.li has discontinued Roundcube webmail due to security concerns.
– Impacted users are advised to reset their passwords and switch to IMAP or SMTP/POP3 clients.