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Lovense sex toy app flaw leaks private user email addresses (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/databreaches@lemmy.zip

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The connected sex toy platform Lovense is vulnerable to a zero-day flaw that allows an attacker to get access to a member's email address simply by knowing their username, putting them at risk of doxxing and harassment.

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[–] taldennz@lemmy.nz 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Email addresses are easy to come by. Compartmentalise things so that you private and public lives can't collide.

[–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Sure but it’s less of a problem for a mail address to be associated with Facebook than lovesense… generally…

[–] ElectricWaterfall@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago

Email aliases FTW