Exploit: Hacking
Neopets: Video Game Website
Risk to Business: 2.304 = Severe
Virtual pet website Neopets has suffered a data breach that resulted in the theft of source code and a database containing the personal information of over 69 million members. A hacker on the dark web going by the name TarTarX is selling the source code and database for the Neopets.com website for four bitcoins. Neopets recently launched NFTs that will be an element in an upcoming online Metaverse game.
Individual Risk: 2.215 = Severe
The data includes members’ usernames, names, email addresses, zip code, date of birth, gender, country, an initial registration email and other site/game-related information.
How It Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: The bad guys are always hungry for big pools of data, and adding some source code to the mix makes it even better.
Risk Levels:
1 - 1.5 = Extreme Risk
1.51 - 2.49 = Severe Risk
2.5 - 3 = Moderate Risk
*The risk score is calculated using a formula that considers a wide range of factors related to the assessed breach.