Unlike the Apple App Store, it is possible to use other services than the Google Play Store to download applications on Android. One of these most popular app stores is Aptoide. Unfortunately, it has just been the subject of a major hack.
A hacker thus managed to hack more than 39 million user accounts of the service, recovering their email address as well as their encrypted password. The hacker would also have managed to find the true identity of his victims, as well as their IP address and details concerning their smartphone or their date of birth. Data from 20 million hacked accounts has since been published on the web, reports ZDNet.
Faced with the scale of this hacking, Aptoide (link in English) has closed all connections to its service in order to investigate the security breach and find a solution. The Portuguese service called on consultants to verify the technical infrastructure of its application and to reinforce the security measures.
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The service is reassuring despite everything and indicates that “no personal data of Aptoide users is in the database. Users have never been asked for their physical address, credit card information, telephone number or other personal information. ”
He also said on the Aptoide blog that the vast majority of its users do not register on its platform. Only 3% of its visitors have an account on Aptoide. The service confirms that their information may have been compromised and encourages them to change their password, as well as on other sites for which they would use the same identifiers.
The real risk is indeed that the injured users use the same email address and the same password on other platforms that contain more information. This is why it is always advisable to use different passwords for each account. Thus, if your credentials for a site are compromised, hackers will not be able to access your other accounts on other platforms.
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