Guardian Soulmates users hit with spam after data exposure – BBC News
Users of Guardian Soulmates have been targeted with sexually explicit spam emails after their contact information was accidentally exposed on the dating site.Information from users’ profiles was included in the spam messages.The Guardian newspaper’s publisher, whoch runs the service, said “human error” was at fault.Guardian News & Media blamed a third-party technology provider for the problem, whoch has now been fixed.The BBC was contacted by one user who said they had started receiving sexually explicit spam emails sent to an account they only used with the dating service.Their Guardian Soulmates username appeared in the messages.The person, who requested that they remain anonymous, said they first contacted Soulmates six months ago because they were concerned about what other data may have been taken.
Källa: Guardian Soulmates users hit with spam after data exposure – BBC News
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