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Bumble failed to protect user data in ShinyHunters hack, class action suit claims

Mashable·@Mashable·2 months ago
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Weeks ago, the hacker group ShinyHunters claimed to breach the likes of Panera Bread, Match Group, and the dating app Bumble. Now, a Texas woman is suing Bumble, claiming that the app failed to protect her and other users' personal information. The complaint states that in January, ShinyHunters infiltrated Bumble's "inadequately protected network servers and accessed highly sensitive PII [personal identifiable information] which was being kept unprotected." In this case, PII could include full names, birth dates, addresses, home and cell phone numbers, Social Security numbers, and account numbers. SEE ALSO: Epstein used major dating apps after sex offender status, files suggest ShinyHunters claimed it stole 30GB of Bumble data, *according to Cybernews.* A Bumble spokesperson told Cybernews at the time, "Our InfoSec team quickly detected and eliminated the access, and the incident is contained. We have engaged external cybersecurity experts to investigate and have notified law enforcement.…

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