It was reported on Thursday by Thomas Fox-Brewster of Forbes that some WWE fans’ personal information was potentially exposed. The article states that “Bob Dyachenko, from security firm Kromtech, told Forbes he’d uncovered a huge, unprotected WWE database containing information on more than 3 million users”.
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The information included in this was: addresses, educational background, earnings, ethnicity and more. It is stated in the article that the leak was likely caused by WWE or an IT partner. The information was reportedly sitting on an Amazon Web Services S3 server without password protection.
Luckily, this personal information didn’t include any credit card or password details, so WWE fans can rest a bit easier.
WWE released an official statement, saying:
“Although no credit card or password information was included, and therefore not at risk, WWE is investigating a vulnerability of a database housed on Amazon Web Services (AWS), which has now been secured. WWE utilizes leading cybersecurity firms Smartronix and Praetorian to manage data infrastructure and cybersecurity and to conduct regular security audits on AWS. We are currently working with Amazon Web Services, Smartronix and Praetorian to ensure the ongoing security of our customer information”
If we had to guess, it seems like this information came from some WWE survey’s that the company put out. These usually ask for fans’ ethnicity, earnings, background etc.
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We will let you know if we hear anything more. One thing is clear, somebody is getting fired in the IT department.
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