A popular mobile app designed to help people overcome pornography addiction exposed the sensitive data of more than 600,000 users due to a basic security flaw, according to a report by 404 Media.
The compromised data includes highly personal information about users’ sexual habits. Among those affected are more than 100,000 minors, whose private disclosures about pornography use and masturbation could be at risk of exposure.
Simple flaw enabled access
The vulnerability allowed virtually anyone to access the database by simply «authorizing» themselves — without the need for advanced tools or hacking expertise.
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As a result, user profiles were accessible to the public, including details such as age, frequency of pornography use, self-reported reasons for addiction and descriptions of personal behavior.
Minors among those exposed
Some of the most alarming entries involve minors. In one example cited in the report, a 14-year-old user said he watched pornography «several times a week» and sometimes «three times a day.»
He listed reasons including boredom, sexual desire and curiosity. The user also reported experiencing «brain fog,» loss of motivation and decreased concentration, which he attributed to excessive consumption of such content.
The exposure of entries like these raises serious concerns about the protection of minors online and the risks associated with self-tracking apps that collect sensitive personal data.
Vulnerability remains unpatched
A cybersecurity researcher who discovered the issue notified the app’s developers earlier, but the vulnerability has not been fixed, according to the report.
