Usenet Indexer NZBgeek Has Been Hacked Leaving Private User Data Exposed

guest · Dec 28, 2020

NZBgeek Has Been Hacked Leaving Private User Data Exposed
December 27, 2020
https://torrentfreak.com/nzbgeek-has-been-hacked-leaving-private-user-data-exposed-201228/

Despite the growing popularity of pirate streaming sites and services, classic file-sharing tools continue to have a smaller but dedicated audience.
This is true for BitTorrent as well as Usenet. In the latter category, NZBGeek is one of the largest players as it provides an indexing service that helps users to find content.

After initially becoming unreachable, the problem was initially clear but after a while, the operators put up a message stating that there were hosting related issues. Yesterday, however, things turned from bad to worse.

“It’s with a heavy heart that we must admit that we have had a breach,” the site informed its users. “If you have recently used your card or payment with us we suggest changing your credentials and card info as soon as possible.”
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Database Compromised
According to the site’s operators, the hackers were able to put a keylogger on the site and also managed to get a copy of the database. The compromised data includes user emails and encrypted passwords.

While it’s understandable that users would like to have more information, it seems that NZBGeek is still figuring out the scope of the breach themselves.
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