Data from weibo's 538 million users is priced in bitcoin on the dark web

According to PingWest, users recently found 538 million pieces of weibo user information being sold on the dark web, including 172 million pieces with basic account information for 0.177 bitcoin. The account information involved includes user ID, number of weibo posts, number of fans, number of followers, gender, geographical location, etc.

Luo shiyao, security director of weibo, responded: "the leaked phone number was matched by violence through the address book uploading interface in 19 years, and the rest of the public information was captured online."

Luo Shiyao, meanwhile, said: "part data of 19 years by brush immediately after the internal processes of abnormal blocked the hole. We immediately called the police, after the relevant information to the police, and have been looking for online sell black ash to produce information. The user's privacy is vital, particularly a hand immediately."

Source link:https://www.pingwest.com/w/207126

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