Hackers have infiltrated an online course founded by controversial influencer Andrew Tate, exposing sensitive data of nearly 800,000 users. The breach includes thousands of email addresses and private user chat logs, which have been leaked to the public.
The hackers, who flooded the course's chatroom with emojis and provocative images, provided the stolen data to The Daily Dot, which subsequently handed it over to data breach notification site Have I Been Pwned and DDoSecrets, a nonprofit collective that stores leaked datasets in the public interest.
This development comes as Tate remains under house arrest in Romania, awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking and rape. The incident serves as a stark reminder of the importance of robust cybersecurity measures, particularly for online platforms and courses that handle sensitive user data.