Blind Says Security Lapse That Exposed User Data Was 'Our Mistake'

guest · Dec 21, 2018

Blind Says Security Lapse That Exposed User Data Was 'Our Mistake'
December 21, 2018
https://gizmodo.com/blind-says-security-lapse-that-exposed-user-data-was-ou-1831248966

A security lapse on Blind, an anonymous workplace platform branded as a way for employees to flag improper behavior, temporarily exposed sensitive user data, TechCrunch reported Thursday.

“It was our mistake to decide to store them, for whatever purpose, and not taking enough caution to protect them. We deleted all data immediately after we found out,” Kim said.

According to Whittaker, the data was exposed due to an unsecured dashboard tool used by companies to visualize internal documents and data. While email addresses were stored in plaintext, passwords were reportedly stored using the outdated hash function MD5, an algorithm for scrambling passwords considered insecure for decades.
“The data that was exposed does not represent how we store data or our database,” Kim told Gizmodo.
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