Serial hacker posts personal data of 26 million users on dark web for sale

The personal data of 26 million users is up for a value of USD 4,940

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Hacker Gnosticplayers, who had earlier posted the personal data of nearly 843 million users from popular websites on the dark web, is at it again. The serial hacker has posted the personal data of 26 million users on dark web for a value of up to 1.4231 bitcoin or USD 4,940, according to the news website ZDNet.

The stolen information include users' name, email addresses and passwords. People using the services of six different companies around the world―GameSalad, Estante Virtual, Coubic, LifeBear, Bukalapak and Youthmanual―were affected.

The hacker told ZDNet that he was upset about the lack of security in 2019 and that no one is learning.

Gnosticplayers had earlier posted a batch of 16 websites with the data of over 620 million users. Then a second batch with the data of 127 million users were out up. A third batch containing 93 million users' data was later posted for sale.