Users of virtual reality porn have had their habits revealed and leaked by hackers with an 'ethical' motivation.
Porn viewers on the SinVR system have had their names, email addresses and download habits leaked, cybersecurity company Digital Interruption has revealed.
The data of up to 20,000 users was compromised by the breach.
SinVR is a VR porn game that allows users to take an avatar into a fully 3D world and interact with their own (and other people's) bodies in the virtual world.
Digital Interruption claims it leaked users' data as a form of warning against SinVR about how easy it would be for real hacking collectives to gain access to the systems the game is built on.
The security company broke through SinVR's security and then warned SinVR about the flaws it exploited - in hopes to educate the company about how exposed its users' data was.
In a blog post, hacker Jahmel wrote: "Not only could an attacker use this to perform social engineering attacks, but due to the nature of the application, it is potentially quite embarrassing to have details like this leaked."
"It is not outside the realm of possibility that some users could be blackmailed with this information."
SinVR has reportedly patched the vulnerability.
This comes after new research from data privacy experts vpnMentor revealed 10 of the biggest business cyber attacks of 2017.
But although this cyber crime is proving destructive to companies around the world, it's worth remembering that a lot of the time, they're stealing YOUR personal customer information.
"More than any other, 2017 has been the year of the hacker. Cybersecurity breaches have hit high profile businesses worldwide opening the public eye to the risk that cybercrime poses today," warned the reasearchers from online security experts vpnMentor.
To highlight the prevalence of these attacks, take a look at the gallery below for a look at vpnMentors timeline of 2017’s biggest data hacks on major companies.
Unfortunetly, it doesn't seem like these cyber attacks will show any sign of slowing down in 2018.
Worst still, it seems as though no industry is safe.
The below five examples also help illustrate just how widespread and malicious these hacks can sometimes be.
• The CIA – Despite being dedicated to securing America’s safety from overseas threats, the CIA themselves fell victim to a cyber attack, with many confidential documents being released on WikiLeaks. They were subsequently criticised for withholding information that could improve the public’s digital security.
• Cellebrite – Cellebrite is a company that produces devices that can pull personal data from mobile phones for military and government use. However, the company fell victim to their own game when their external web server was hacked and 900GB of customer information and technical product data was taken.
• NHS – Though not targeted specifically at the NHS, the WannaCry Ransomware most notably struck the UK health service, preventing workers from accessing their computers and delaying vital medical procedures. Fortunately, a flaw in its mechanism allowed experts to create a kill switch.
• Deloitte – Embarrassingly for the accounting firm who pride themselves on their Cyber Intelligence Centre, Deloitte fell victim to a cyber attack in March. Poor cyber security practices gave way to the breach, as only one password was required to access the administrator account, and subsequently the company’s internal email system.
• The City of Dallas – Hackers waited until an emergency test signal was sent out to activate local sirens and recorded the signal. They then played it back at a later date and set off every one of the 156 outdoor emergency sirens in the city for multiple hours.
Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/gaming/675158/VR-PORN-HACK-20-000-accounts-COMPROMISED-in-latest-porn-game-data-breach
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