More than 20 million accounts registered with the software marketplace application Aptoide have been reportedly exposed after a unknown actor posted stolen user data on a hacking forum.
Researchers with Under the Breach discovered the data dump and disclosed the incident via Twitter. ZDNet reported additional details the same day.
Aptoide is a blockchain-based decentralized store from which Android device users can procure and download mobile apps. There is no one centralized store, like Google Play; instead, each individual user manages his or her own store.
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