A prolific hacker claims to have breached the data of more than 200 million Android and iOS social gamers. Here's what is known so far.
Phone numbers where providedIt is further alleged that the cybercriminal also managed to access information for some 7 million players of Draw Something and OMGPOP that included clear-text passwords.that confirmed:"certain player account information may have been illegally accessed by outside hackers.
I have contacted Zynga for a statement regarding the new developments in this case and will update the story once I hear back from the company spokesperson."While a breach is always unfortunate, it is encouraging to see that Zynga had sufficient monitoring in place to detect the breach and notify its customers," said Javvad Malik, a security awareness advocate at KnowBe4. Malik wasn't so encouraged by the potential for the 7 million cleartext passwords being exposed though.
Ilia Kolochenko, founder and CEO of web security company ImmuniWeb, said that"the information reportedly stolen does not give an immense 'marge de maneuver' to the attackers; however, all potential victims should remain vigilant when handling any incoming emails or messages." Kolochenko also said that it would be"premature to derive any categorical conclusion about the true origins and scope of the breach before technical investigation is over.
"This is just the latest in a string of hacks from Gnosticplayers who appears to be vying for a reputation as much as monetary gain," Max Heinemeyer, director of threat hunting at Darktrace said.The same advice applies as does to any data breach that your account information may have been caught up in. Firstly, if your password has not already been reset, then go and reset it as a matter of urgency.
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