Dutch website hack reveals data of 250,000 sex workers' clients: Report

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Dutch website hack reveals data of 250,000 sex workers' clients: Report
October 10, 2019
https://nltimes.nl/2019/10/10/dutch-website-hack-reveals-data-250000-sex-workers-clients-report

The account details of the 250 thousand users of Dutch website Hookers.nl have leaked out after a vulnerability on the website was exploited. A hacker captured the members' data and is offering it for sale, NOS reports based on its own research after an anonymous tip. The website is popular among clients of sex workers, who exchange tips, reviews and experiences in the sex industry.

"Again, the wise lesson is: always use a dummy Hotmail account or something similar for sites that may have 'blackmailable' information about you," one Hookers.nl user wrote in a forum post. "It seems clear to me that this is a disaster for hookers.nl," another user said.
Hookers.nl confirmed the data breach to the broadcaster and promised to notify all users on Thursday morning. The issue arose when a technical weakness in the vBulletin forum software was revealed just a few weeks ago.

The biggest threat to users of the site is blackmail, Arda Gerkens of the Help Wanted foundation, who assists victims of sex-related abuse, said to the broadcaster. Membership in such a forum is certainly something someone can be extorted with", Gerkens said.
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