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Chess.com Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Exploit External System

Chess.com, the world’s leading online chess platform, has confirmed a significant data breach that compromised personal information of thousands of users after hackers successfully exploited an external system connected to their network. The Orem, Utah-based company disclosed that the security incident affected 4,541 individuals across the United States, including one Maine resident. The breach occurred on June 5, […] The post Chess.com Confirms…

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Data Compromised by chess.com via Third Parties

The world's largest chess platform Chess.com reports a security incident to an external service provider. Personal data of thousands of users was viewed by unauthorized users. The online chess platform informed its users about a security incident. Attackers gained unauthorized access to data stored by an external data transfer service provider (via Cybernews). Attack took place on two days The incident became known at the end of June. The subseq…

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