Chess.com experienced a data breach through a third-party file transfer tool, exposing personal information of over 4,500 users. The company confirmed that no banking or login credentials were compromised, and law enforcement was notified immediately. #WingFTP #CrushFTP #ChesscomDataBreach
Keypoints
- Hackers gained access to Chess.com’s user data via a third-party file transfer application.
- The breach affected fewer than 0.003% of users, with no banking or login info exposed.
- The incident was discovered on June 19 and promptly reported to law enforcement.
- Vulnerabilities in popular file transfer tools like Wing FTP and CrushFTP were reported earlier in July.
- Chess.com has been operational since 2005 and hosts over 10 million games daily for more than 100 million users.
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