Background of the Real Case
In 2018, a massive confidentiality breach occurred at Dubsmash, a New York-based video messaging service. Dubsmash is a globular application that is similar to Tik Tok, where users create and share short videos. The breach occurred after a hacker attacked Dubsmash's database and found access to millions of users' accounts. More specifically, the breach exposed 162 million users' accounts (Swinhoe, 2020). The primary data stolen from Dubsmash's database includes users' email addresses, phone numbers, user names, passwords, and other personal information. Monetary wise, the breach resulted in a loss of $115 million (JAAP, 2020). In addition to data and monetary loss, Dubsmash also lost its reputation.
The hacker put up all the data stolen up for sale on the dark web marketplace Dream Market. The confidentiality/data breach was discovered by "Have I Been Pwned, (HIBP)," a website that keeps a registry of data breaches. HIBP website allows individuals to check if their contact information, such as email addresses and phone numbers, have been compromised in a data breach. According to HIBP, information on the breach was added to its portal on February 25, 2019. The information on HIBP states, "In 2019, the data appeared listed for sale on a dark web marketplace (along with several other large breaches) and subsequently began circulating more broadly. The data was provided to HIBP by a source who requested it to be attributed to BenjaminBlue@exploit.im " (TNM Staff, 2019). Dubsmash acknowledged the confidentiality breach and sale of its customers' personal information had occurred. However, the company did not clarify how the cyber-criminal(s) accessed its databases and compromised its customers' personal information. Instead, it urged its customers to consider changing their passwords to secure their accounts (Curtis, 2019).
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References
Curtis, S. (2019). Dubsmash users urged to change passwords immediately after major hack. The Mirror , https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/dubsmash-users-urged-change-passwords-13989176
JAAP. (2020). A brief history of data breaches. Startmail B.V. https://www.startmail.com/en/data-breaches/
Swinhoe, D. (2020). The 15 biggest data breaches of the 21 st century. CSO United States, https://www.csoonline.com/article/2130877/the-biggest-data-breaches-of-the-21st-century.html
TNM Staff. (2019). Have an account on Dubsmash? Here's how to check if it's been compromised. TNM . https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/have-account-dubsmash-here-s-how-check-if-it-s-been-compromised-97334
