Gyazo Data Breach Exposes 23 Million User Records
Brief
A Gyazo breach exposed 23 million user records after attackers exploited a vulnerability in Helpfeel’s image upload server.
Japanese software company Helpfeel is notifying Gyazo users about a data breach that compromised 23 million user records. Attackers gained unauthorized access by exploiting a vulnerability in the service’s image upload server.
“We have confirmed that approximately 23. 62 million records containing data related to Gyazo users were disclosed without authorization.” notice of data breach .
Gyazo is a popular cross-platform tool for capturing screenshots, GIFs and short screen recordings and instantly sharing them through links. The incident highlights the risks of vulnerabilities in systems that handle and store user-generated content.
Helpfeel said this week that it recently discovered unauthorized access to its Gyazo servers.