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Data breach seller provides evidence that sneaker marketplace StockX was hacked in May, says 6.8M records with contact info and hashed passwords were taken

It wasn't “system updates” as it claimed.  StockX was mopping up after a data breach, TechCrunch can confirm.

TechCrunch Zack Whittaker

Discussion

  • StockX News StockX News on x
    Update on Data Security Issue
  • @zackwhittaker Zack Whittaker on x
    Exclusive: @StockX was hacked, with more than 6.8 million user records stolen. Instead of telling its customers, the company told them that this week's password reset was for “system updates.” https://techcrunch.com/...
  • @zackwhittaker Zack Whittaker on x
    StockX has a statement basically confirming my earlier reporting — but did not answer my specific questions about why the company deliberately lied to its customers. Here's the statement: https://stockx.com/... Here's my earlier story: https://techcrunch.com/...
  • @themacint0sh Mohak on x
    Breaking News! The platform filled with undercutters killing resell, authenticating fakes, and taking a fat % per sale now has another reason for why you should boycott it. https://twitter.com/...
  • @jamesbardolph James Bardolph on x
    Soon as I saw that email it was obvious... why on earth would they try to pretend otherwise https://twitter.com/...
  • @icysoleonline IcySole on x
    This is def true, people are selling StocckX credits left and right https://twitter.com/...
  • @malwarejake Jake Williams on x
    One more point here is that @stockx took active measures to deceive their users. In doing so, they robbed users of the ability to determine for themselves whether they needed to take steps to compensate for their information being disclosed. It's reckless endangerment. https://tw…
  • @zackwhittaker Zack Whittaker on x
    I sent my boss his own breached @StockX data. No, I'm not taking requests. https://techcrunch.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @tonyd2wild @tonyd2wild on x
    May was when u got hacked... Oh wait nevermind it was when my ABC123 password got figured out because it was too easy... 🧐🧐🧐 https://twitter.com/...
  • @malwarejake Jake Williams on x
    Never, ever, ever lie to a reporter about an incident, the truth always comes out (especially if the reporter is @zackwhittaker) https://twitter.com/...
  • @panzer Matthew Panzarino on x
    Found my StockX user data in the leaked records. Fun times. https://twitter.com/...
  • @tsb_radio @tsb_radio on x
    So @stockx, y'all were just going to try to sweep this under a rug, hoping that we would never find out?! Thank God for the sneaker blogs giving us the heads up, oh wait....... @TechCrunch https://twitter.com/...
  • @kennwhite @kennwhite on x
    Bad enough to not come clean about a 6.8M customer breach, but then to have a cold call email with a password reset link too? https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @troyhunt Troy Hunt on x
    Disclosure in this industry is still a mess, both disclosure to breached organisations and disclosure to impacted consumers. Too many vested commercial interests get in the way of honesty and transparency. https://twitter.com/...
  • @zackwhittaker Zack Whittaker on x
    Make no mistake: StockX not only lied about the reasons for its password reset, but it actively tried to cover it up. But hey, it's only the customers who get hurt. https://techcrunch.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @zackwhittaker Zack Whittaker on x
    We received 1,000 records from the stolen @StockX database. I contacted dozens of users this morning, providing them data from their own stolen records — data only they could know. Every person confirmed their data was accurate. More: https://techcrunch.com/...