Kink and LGBT dating apps exposed 1.5m user images online
Researchers have discovered nearly 1.5 million pictures from specialist dating apps – many of which are explicit – being stored online without password protection, leaving them vulnerable to hackers and extortionists.
Anyone with the link was able to view the private photos from five platforms developed by M.A.D Mobile: kink sites BDSM People and Chica, and LGBT apps Pink, Brish and Translove.
These services are used by an estimated 800,000 to 900,000 people.
M.A.D Mobile was first warned about the security flaw on 20 January but didn’t take action until the BBC emailed on Friday.
They have since fixed it but not said how it happened or why they failed to protect the sensitive images.
Courtesy: BBC