Large-scale data leaks have become almost a rite of passage for new social networks. If Clubhouse wasn't part of the, erm, club before, it is now.
Cyber News reported over the weekend that personal data for around 1.3 million users was scraped from the trendy voice chatroom app and posted on a hacker forum. The compromised data included names, handles for other linked social media accounts, and the username of whoever invited said user, as Clubhouse is still in an invite-only stage.
Clubhouse didn't immediately respond to Mashable's request for comment, but the official Clubhouse Twitter account pushed back against the idea that there was a hack, saying the leaked information is already public via the app's API.
Tweet may have been deleted
That may technically be accurate, but the end result is still that the data is now available in a collected and searchable format when it wasn't before. It also begs the question of why all of that information is included in Clubhouse's API. Things like real names and the user IDs of those who invited them to the app could be considered important enough to keep behind some kind of digital lock.
SEE ALSO:Reddit is secretly exploring a Clubhouse-like voice chat featureThat also doesn't preclude the possibility of another, more disastrous leak later on down the line. Clubhouse hasn't seen a Cambridge Analytica-level catastrophe yet in its short life, but a couple of security concerns have made headlines in 2021 already. Simply releasing a list of people's real names could, for example, lead to phishing schemes or other nefarious online deeds outside of Clubhouse itself.
Regardless of the actual level of danger associated with this particular data leak, it'll be worth watching Clubhouse's handling of data security going forward. If this sort of thing can hit Facebook or Twitter, it feels like it's only a matter of time for most other social networks.
TopicsCybersecurityPrivacySocial Media
(责任编辑：綜合)
Whyd voiceSki ballet is the magnificently weird Olympic sport that deserved betterHands on with the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+The best tech of Mobile World Congress 2018Carlos Beltran made a very interesting hair choiceSound the alarms: Simone Biles finally met Zac Efron
Is there anything Simone Biles can't do?The unstoppable gymnast just won her fifth medal of the Rio
...[详细]Chloe Kim is 'shook' by Frances McDormand's Oscars speech shoutout
Famously hangry U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim is reeling after a shoutout from Frances McDormand at thi
...[详细]Amy Schumer gave a brutally funny note to Jennifer Lawrence after breakup
After Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky broke up, Amy Schumer sent Lawrence flowers and a, uh,
...[详细]It is hard to look away from this Russian senator's hair
Who is Valentina Petrenko? She is a Russian senator. She represents the Republic of Khakassia. She i
...[详细]This company is hiring someone just to drink all day
For the non-Don Drapers among us, drinking at work is a far-off fantasy. But UK company ILoveGin wan
...[详细]Vero is a three-year-old app that's suddenly become a popular alternative to established social medi
...[详细]Trump shows gun control hypocrisy in wake of latest school shooting
Displaying a cognitive dissonance that's become common with him, President Donald Trump on Thursday
...[详细]How people are exercising their 'Right to be Forgotten' on Google
After three years in effect, the European ruling with a name that sounds like it's straight out of a
...[详细]One thing's for sure: you're never too old to learn. 。Massachusetts woman Clare Picciuto turned 100 F
...[详细]Amy Schumer gave a brutally funny note to Jennifer Lawrence after breakup
After Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky broke up, Amy Schumer sent Lawrence flowers and a, uh,
...[详细]17 questions you can answer if you're a good communicator
Patagonia's new activism platform finds you convenient ways to save the planet
SEE ALSO:Reddit is secretly exploring a Clubhouse-like voice chat feature