StreamElements Data Breach: When Your Old Vendor Ghosts You with a Hack!
StreamElements confirms a data breach at a third-party provider, affecting 210,000 users. While the platform’s servers remain secure, older data was exposed. Users are advised to be vigilant against phishing attempts exploiting this incident. The breach highlights the importance of cybersecurity, even for cloud-based streaming services like StreamElements.
Hot Take:
Looks like the ghosts of third-party providers past have come back to haunt StreamElements! In a plot twist worthy of a cyber-thriller, a threat actor dubbed “victim” (irony alert) is spilling the tea all over the internet, leaving the streaming company scrambling for damage control. Remember folks, even when you break up with a third-party provider, your data sometimes just won’t let go!
Key Points:
- StreamElements confirmed a data breach at a former third-party service provider.
- The breach did not affect StreamElements’ own servers, just older data.
- Threat actor “victim” claims to have stolen data of 210,000 customers.
- Data samples include full names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails.
- StreamElements warns users about phishing attempts exploiting the breach.
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