[BreachExchange] Sports news website Bleacher Report database hacked

[Audrey McNeil]

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Online sports website the Bleacher Report has admitted their site database
has fallen victim to hackers who accessed users personal information.

The American-based website said the details accessed in the hack included
names and email addresses of their readers.

With every mobile and website user potentially vulnerable, the list of
those affected is expected to include Victorians.

Bleacher Report said in a statement: “We are writing to notify you about a
security incident at Bleacher Report that may have exposed your login
credentials to the Bleacher Report website and mobile application to an
unauthorised third party”.

The Bleacher Report Team Stream app has over one million downloads in
Australia and remains one of the world’s most popular sporting websites.

The media giant said it was notified of the security breach where “an
unauthorised party gained access to certain files containing limited
Bleacher Report user information” on November 12.

“We immediately began investigating the incident, and our investigation
revealed that the unauthorised party accessed this user information
sometime in or before early November 2016”.

“We take the security of our users’ information very seriously and Bleacher
Report has taken several additional steps to further enhance its security”.

Since launching in 2008, Bleacher Report’s website has grown to an audience
of more than 11 million monthly unique visitors.

Bleacher Report contributors include NBA superstars LeBron James and
Draymond Green.

The site said it notified law enforcement of the breach and is currently
investigating the incident.

The Bleacher Report website and mobile application do not collect credit
card numbers or other sensitive personal information.

For more information, users can email usersupport at bleacherreport.zendesk.com
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