It was reported last week that Brazil’s top escort service was hacked, exposing the privacy of 30,000-plus users. The compromised data included records from a logging database (14.7 million records) and AWS cloud storage (3.5 million files).
According to security researcher Jeremiah Fowler who uncovered the data breach of escort service Fatal Model, the two databases were unprotected, revealing over 18 million records that contained personal details of clients and escorts, including email addresses, account info, images, and videos. Ouch!
The exposed information poses significant privacy concerns for users of the service, including the possibility of harassment, extortion, and reputation damage, in addition to many awkward and uncomfortable conversations at home.
Escort services aside, we all use web-based and mobile apps for an array of personal and professional tasks, including shopping, entertainment, education, communication, and collaboration. Whether free or purchased, these services, like Brazil’s Fatal Model – are vulnerable.
Be warned… your data is not safe.
Companies that use third-party services to process and store information may not have strict IT procedures to safeguard your data. Oftentimes, they are leveraging your data to support their business model, especially the free services.
To facilitate messaging as well as voice or video communications, apps and services such as WhatsApp, SIGNAL, and WickR collect user and device data. QTel™ (formerly Qphone) does not.
Providing a secure communication platform, QTel integrates end-to-end encryption and other advanced security features to safeguard voice and video calls as well as text messages. Only authorized users can interact securely within an organization’s private network, powered by QTel.
If it is extremely important that your organization’s communications remain private and secure, consider QTel.
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