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The hacker group obtained a data array of more than 70 gigabytes, including more than 40 million posts.
In the data received by DDoSecrets, there are more than 40 million publications. Co-founder of the project Emma Best told Wired that it is not only about public posts and profiles, but also about publications and messages in closed groups and private accounts, as well as personal and group passwords. According to her, this is all that is necessary for an almost complete analysis of Gab users and the content of this social network.
Among the victims of the data leak are former US President, billionaire Donald Trump, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Green and popular right - wing TV and radio host Alex Jones.
The Gab social network emerged in 2016 as an alternative to Twitter. The creators positioned it as a "safe space" for communities that would be restricted or blocked on other networks. After it was revealed that the terrorist Robert Gregory Bowers, who fired at parishioners of a synagogue in Pittsburgh, told Gab subscribers about his plans, the network gained a reputation as " Twitter for neo-Nazis."
Commenting on the first reports about the hacking of Gab, the CEO of the platform, Andrew Torba, at first did not confirm the fact of a hacker attack, but just in case, he assured users that if there was a hack, then user passwords could not be stolen. In his blog post on the platform, Torba also admitted that the journalists of the publication, which published critical notes about Gab, maintain contact with hackers and help them in shaming this social network and harming its users.
Two days later, on February 28, Torba admitted the hacking, saying that the entire company was working to investigate and fix the problem. The head of Gab also said that his own account, as well as Trump's account, were compromised.
In the data received by DDoSecrets, there are more than 40 million publications. Co-founder of the project Emma Best told Wired that it is not only about public posts and profiles, but also about publications and messages in closed groups and private accounts, as well as personal and group passwords. According to her, this is all that is necessary for an almost complete analysis of Gab users and the content of this social network.
Among the victims of the data leak are former US President, billionaire Donald Trump, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Green and popular right - wing TV and radio host Alex Jones.
The Gab social network emerged in 2016 as an alternative to Twitter. The creators positioned it as a "safe space" for communities that would be restricted or blocked on other networks. After it was revealed that the terrorist Robert Gregory Bowers, who fired at parishioners of a synagogue in Pittsburgh, told Gab subscribers about his plans, the network gained a reputation as " Twitter for neo-Nazis."
Commenting on the first reports about the hacking of Gab, the CEO of the platform, Andrew Torba, at first did not confirm the fact of a hacker attack, but just in case, he assured users that if there was a hack, then user passwords could not be stolen. In his blog post on the platform, Torba also admitted that the journalists of the publication, which published critical notes about Gab, maintain contact with hackers and help them in shaming this social network and harming its users.
Two days later, on February 28, Torba admitted the hacking, saying that the entire company was working to investigate and fix the problem. The head of Gab also said that his own account, as well as Trump's account, were compromised.