Apparently, the server administrators didn’t bother to change their default database credentials… so these were easily guessable. When they originally advertised the stolen data on the dark web, the cybercriminals explained they managed to access the free VPNs’ servers easily. It’s possible the cybercriminals just released a small (relatively speaking) sample, as these three VPNs have collectively been downloaded over 100 million times. So far, it’s unclear whether this leak contains all the stolen data from the 2021 hack. The cache exposes deeply personal information of over 21 million free VPN users, including their real names, home countries, and billing details. The leaked files were made available for download on Telegram on May 7th, 2022. Now, someone (presumably from the same group) has leaked 10 GB of that stolen user data for free on Telegram. At the time, the unnamed cybercriminal group made the data available for sale on a popular hacker marketplace. It resulted in a major data theft that put everyone who used any of VPN services at risk. In 2021, cybercriminals hacked the systems of three free VPNs: SuperVPN, Gecko VPN, and Chat VPN.
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