“Camgirl” websites expose users and sex workers’ data
According to TechCrunch, a number of popular “camgirl” sites have exposed millions of sex workers and users after the company running the sites left the back-end database unprotected. The database was left without a password for a long period of time. Logs included detailed records of when users logged in — including usernames and their user-agents and IP addresses, which can be used to identify users. The logs also included users’ private messages, as well as promotional emails they were receiving from the various sites. According to Yahoo News, the exposed data also revealed which videos users were watching and renting.