Leak Zone Cybercrime Forum Exposed Users’ IPs in Major Data Breach

Leak Zone Cybercrime Forum Exposed Users’ IPs in Major Data Breach

Leak Zone cybercrime forum exposed user IPs in massive breach Security researchers recently uncovered a major data exposure affecting Leak Zone, a notorious cybercrime forum known for sharing stolen data and cracked software. The discovery revealed that the site had unintentionally exposed the IP addresses of its logged-in users to the open internet. This breach raises serious concerns about privacy, operational security, and the risks even cybercriminals face when platform security fails. The Leak Zone IP address exposure occurred due to a misconfigured Elasticsearch database, allowing anyone with a browser to view user login timestamps and IP details—without any authentication. Image Credits:Ignatiev / Getty Images How the Leak Zone IP address exposure was discovered UpGuard security researchers found the exposed Leak Zone database on July 18 and quickly identified more than 22 million records containing sensitive login metadata. These records included IP addresses and timestamps of use…