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23 Million User Records Compromised in Gyazo Data Breach 

Gyazo maker Helpfeel said the attacker exploited a vulnerability in its image upload server to gain unauthorized access.

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Japanese software company Helpfeel is notifying users of its Gyazo image-sharing service that hackers have accessed their information.

Gyazo is a widely used cross-platform tool that lets users capture screenshots, GIFs, or short screen recordings and instantly generate shareable links.

Helpfeel revealed this week that it recently detected unauthorized access to Gyazo servers. A hacker exploited a vulnerability in its image upload server on September 11, enabling them to execute malicious commands. 

The attacker was kicked out the next day, but not before accessing a database storing roughly 23.6 million user records.

The compromised Gyazo user information includes names, email addresses, password hashes, user and device IDs, X integration tokens, profile information, usage statistics, and billing information.

Payment card information was not compromised, according to the vendor.

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“The approximately 23.62 million affected records include records for anonymous accounts with no registered email address or similar information. We are continuing to determine the actual number of individuals whose personal information was disclosed without authorization,” Helpfeel said. 

In addition to the user records, the attacker accessed roughly 490 million image metadata records. This metadata includes information that could allow threat actors to reconstruct and access URLs associated with images uploaded by users. 

A list of private images has also been compromised, but the company has not shared any information on volume. 

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Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is senior managing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher before starting a career in journalism in 2011. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering.

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