Erik Jacobsen and Amy Mumby talk about how the ClixSense Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of Millions of Subscribers.
ClixSense has become the victim of a cyberattack which has led to the data of millions of users being put up for sale. This week, ClixSense, a website which offers users cash in return for completing surveys and watching ads, admitted to a data breach in which an attacker was able to gain access to the firm’s database. The unknown attacker was able to use an old server which the company was no longer using — but was, at the time, still networked — to gain access to the main database. After gaining entry, the cybercriminal was able to copy “most, if not all” of the ClixSense users table, changed account names to “hacked account” and deleted a number of forum posts — as well as set user account balances to a zero balance. Full article HERE
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