TikTok Data Drama: The “Often9” Breach or Just Another Cyber Hoax?
TikTok users, beware! A mysterious threat actor, “Often9,” claims to possess a whopping 428 million user records. While this might sound like the most ambitious crossover event since sliced bread met butter, the forum’s history of dubious claims and empty data fields suggests it could be more of a cybercrime blooper than a blockbuster.
Hot Take:
Well, it seems like “Often9” has taken a page from the modern playbook of “How to Make Friends and Influence Cybercriminals” by potentially fabricating a massive TikTok breach. Who needs viral videos when you can claim to have 428 million user records? But remember folks, just because it’s posted doesn’t mean it’s legit. If it sounds too good (or bad) to be true, it probably is. Let’s hope this breach claim is as fake as my New Year’s resolution to stop procrastinating.
Key Points:
- A threat actor named “Often9” claims to have a dataset of 428 million TikTok user records.
- The data allegedly includes sensitive information like email addresses, phone numbers, and account statuses.
- There are suspicions about the legitimacy of the claim due to empty fields and the threat actor’s new account status.
- Past experiences with similar claims on the same forum turned out to be false.
- Hackread.com’s analysis found most emails in the sample data leaked in fewer than two previous breaches, raising doubts.