VirusTotal: Data leak reveals customers of Google's security platform

stapp · Jul 17, 2023

On VirusTotal, businesses, government agencies, and security professionals scan suspicious files and websites. Now a data leak shows who uses the Google service – including German news services.
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The file is small, 313 kilobytes, and it was never meant to become public. But at the end of June, it ends up on the Internet. It is a list of 5600 names, including employees of the US secret service NSA and German intelligence services. They have all registered with the IT security platform VirusTotal.
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https://www.tellerreport.com/tech/2...of-google-s-security-platform.HyDOM1rzc3.html

FanJ · Jul 17, 2023

Also, many hackers use VirusTotal to ensure that their malware and spyware is not detected by any antivirus vendor. The trade magazine "Wired" recognized a special irony in this: "The Google page that is supposed to protect you helps hackers attack you," it headlined.
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No surprise here

BTW Read the article in German at Der Spiegel:
Datenleck offenbart Kunden der Google-Sicherheitsplattform

Malcontent · Jul 21, 2023

VirusTotal apologized on Friday for leaking the information of over 5,600 customers after an employee mistakenly uploaded a CSV file containing their info to the platform last month.

The data leak impacted only Premium account customers, with the uploaded file containing their names and corporate email addresses.
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VirusTotal apologizes for data leak affecting 5,600 customers

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