The Syrian Electronic Army has hacked the servers of popular messaging app Tango, compromising 1.5TB of user data including phone numbers, contacts and emails.
SEA tweeted the news saying, "Sorry @TangoMe, We needed your database too, thank you for it! http://tango.me #SEA #SyrianElectronicArmy"
The hackers apparently gained access through an outdated Wordpress CMS. Ehackingnews posted an admin panel screenshot provided by the hackers that shows a Wordpress version of 3.2.1.
Tango has confirmed the breach saying, "Tango experienced a cyber intrusion that resulted in unauthorized access to some data. We are working on increasing our security systems. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this breach may have caused our members."
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unlockmyidevice - July 21, 2013 at 11:17pm
SEA is actually a group led by NYC native Anthony Dannunzio.It was done to prove that the server security protocol is easily bypassed within any WP based 3CQ engine seeking flood database.
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Saminator - July 21, 2013 at 10:01pm
All we need now is the Syrian Electronic Army to find a jailbreak for iOS 6.3 and 6.4 untethered
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BA - July 21, 2013 at 9:51am
Do u think its true that Chinese hackers beat out Russians?
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BA - July 21, 2013 at 5:49am
All these messaging apps are worthless stupid for ppl who use them!
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