Clubhouse denies data breach claim that claimed to leak 3.8 million dark web phone numbers – Technology News, Firstpost

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tech2 News StaffJuly 26, 2021 17:29:53 IST

Cyber ​​security expert Marc Reuf recently revealed on Twitter that Clubhouse’s user database is for sale on the dark web. That leaked data reportedly included 3.8 million full phone numbers. He further suggested that “it is not only members but also people in the contact lists who have been synchronized”. To this, Clubhouse has denied any data breach.

Last week, Clubhouse announced it was dropping its invite-only system to make the audio chat platform open to everyone. Image: Tech2 / Nandini Yadav

The complete database of #Clubhouse phone numbers is available on #Darknet. It contains 3.8 billion phone numbers. It is not only members, but also people in the contact lists that have been synced. There is a good chance that you will be listed even if you do not have a connection to the Clubhouse. pic.twitter.com/PfAkUJ0BL5

Marc Ruef (@mruef) July 23, 2021

According to the Clubhouse statement, “There has been no violation of Clubhouse. There is a series of bots generating billions of random phone numbers. In the event that any of these random numbers exist on our platform Due to a mathematical coincidence, Clubhouses API does not return any information that could identify the user. Privacy and security are of the utmost importance to Clubhouse and we continue to invest in leading security practices .

The cybersecurity expert shared a screenshot where he revealed that the hacker was planning to hold an auction of the leaked data on September 4, which also happens to be Google’s birthday.

As a reminder, it was only last week that Clubhouse announced it was dropping its invite-only system so that the audio chat platform would be open to everyone.

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