[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f9c6e7q8n0gpi":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":7,"domain":9,"breachDate":10,"addedDate":11,"modifiedDate":12,"contentUpdatedAt":13,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":19,"affectedCount":19,"affectedCountStatus":20,"affectedCountLowerBound":21,"affectedCountUnit":22,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":23,"dataClasses":24,"description":32,"seoTitle":33,"seoTitleEn":34,"seoDescription":33,"seoDescriptionEn":35,"logoUrl":36,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":37,"isSpamList":37,"isMalware":37,"company":38},"68e3266eda11adda48825148","clickasnap","ClickASnap Data Breach","clickasnap.com","2022-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","2024-03-13T03:47:22.000Z","2026-07-09T18:25:10.300Z","2026-07-18T23:47:44.276Z","Third party breach","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.clickasnap.com\u002F2022\u002F10\u002F14\u002Fclickasnap-website-breach-24-09-22\u002F",[15,17,18],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hookphish.com\u002Fblog\u002Fcritical-alert-recent-clickasnap-data-breach\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fdehashed.com\u002Finsights\u002Fclickasnap-data-breach-2022-september",3262980,"known",null,"unknown","Critical",[25,26,27,28,29,30,31],"Email addresses","Names","Passwords","Physical addresses","Purchases","Social media profiles","Usernames","\u003Cp>The ClickASnap data breach is related to the unauthorized access incident that occurred on September 24, 2022, on the platform focusing on photo sharing and allowing content creators to earn revenue from views. This record is being tracked across 3,262,980 affected accounts. In the initial statements about the incident, email addresses and password hashes were highlighted, while later, the dataset associated with the breach also included usernames, social media profiles, and information related to paid subscription records such as names, physical addresses, and amounts paid. Therefore, when assessing the scope, general user data and paid subscription records should be considered separately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The verified data classes in this record are email addresses, names, usernames, passwords, physical addresses, purchase\u002Fsubscription records, and social media profiles. It is stated that the passwords are in SHA-512 hash format. While this is better than plaintext passwords, the risk persists for weak or reused passwords. Payment card numbers, bank accounts, official ID numbers, or the photo files themselves are not among the verified data classes of this record. The 'Purchase' field should be interpreted to indicate subscription or payment amount information instead of payment card information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Leaked Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In the ClickASnap incident, email addresses, usernames, and password hashes constitute the most basic risk areas in terms of account security. An email and username together provide an identity pair that attackers can use for account discovery, password resets, and targeted phishing attempts. Even though passwords are in SHA-512 hash form, if a user has chosen a short, predictable, or reused password from elsewhere, this value can be cracked over time. Therefore, password reuse is one of the most significant practical risks of the incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Information such as name, physical address, and the amount paid associated with paid subscription records creates a different risk layer. It can be understood which content creator the user pays on the platform or which subscription they have. This information can be used for fake payment notifications, subscription renewals, earnings confirmation, tax forms, photo sale payments, or account verification messages. Social media profiles can also lead to matching the user's photographer identity with their other online profiles. This situation poses a privacy risk, especially for content creators operating under a pseudonym.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The number of verified affected accounts for this record is 3,262,980. The incident date is marked as September 24, 2022. The verified fields are email addresses, usernames, password hashes, names, physical addresses, purchase\u002Fsubscription records, and social media profiles. It should be specifically noted that the name, address, and paid amount information may be limited to paid subscription records; it should not be assumed that these fields are present for every user. A general user account should not be considered within the same scope as a paid subscription record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This record does not contain verified data classes for photographic content, photo metadata, payment card numbers, bank information, official identity documents, or direct platform earnings balances. Even if additional fields are mentioned in some broader descriptions, the data class list of this record should be limited to fields that can be substantiated. Instead of telling the user something broad like 'financial information was leaked,' a more accurate explanation would be 'the amount paid was included in subscription or purchase records.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The users at the highest risk are those who use the password from their ClickASnap account on other platforms as well. Accounts associated with photo communities, social media accounts, email accounts, and payment notifications should be checked first. People who reuse their username on multiple photo sites or social media profiles are more exposed to profile matching risk. When the username is seen along with social media profile information, an attacker can reach the same person from different platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Users who use a paid subscription or content creator model are also more vulnerable to attacks themed around fake payment, earnings, subscription renewal, and tax notifications. For individuals whose physical address is included in the registration, messages such as address verification, shipping, invoice, or subscription notification may appear more convincing. Privacy risk is also important for professional or semi-professional photographers; because having a real name, address, and social profile in the same registration can bring the online creative identity closer to real-life information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The password used for the ClickASnap account should be changed. If the same or similar password has been used on other accounts, those accounts should also be updated with separate and strong passwords. Email accounts, social media profiles, photo sharing sites, payment notifications, and cloud storage services should be prioritized. Using a password manager makes it easy to create a unique password for each service. The use of SHA-512 hashing does not make the repetition of a weak password secure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Users should check the connected applications and sessions on their social media accounts. Unknown connections should be removed, and multi-factor authentication should be enabled. Links in messages related to ClickASnap, photo sales, subscriptions, earnings payments, copyright notices, or account verification should be carefully examined. Even if the payment card number is not a verified field of this record, messages requesting card information or bank details from the user should be considered high risk. If a transaction is to be made, it should be done by directly accessing the platform through a known address.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Account security on content creator platforms is not only about password protection; real identity, payment context, and social profile links should be considered together. In the long term, users should use different passwords for photo sharing, sales, social media, and email accounts. Users operating under a pseudonym should share their real name and address information only in fields where it is mandatory and should not leave unnecessary personal information on public profiles. Old subscription and payment records should be checked at regular intervals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the perspective of platforms, paid subscriptions and content creator data require separate layers of protection. When user data, payment amount information, and social profile links are exposed in the same incident, attackers can create more convincing scenarios. Therefore, access permissions, export controls, password storage methods, and incident notification processes should be tested regularly. Users should also assess their photo community accounts not as low-risk hobby accounts, but as accounts associated with their personal brand and income stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A match in this record indicates that the relevant email address is among the accounts associated with the ClickASnap data breach. A match does not mean that the user's payment card, bank account, or photo files are included in the verified scope of this record. The risk relates to fields such as email, username, password hash, social media profile, and in some paid subscription records, name, address, and amount paid. The user should first eliminate password reuse and secure their email account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next step is to review the connections on social media profiles and content creator accounts. Unknown sessions should be closed, linked applications should be removed, and multi-factor authentication should be enabled. Messages related to subscriptions or payments should not be processed without verification from the official channel. Users whose physical addresses may have been included in paid subscription records should be cautious against fake invoice, delivery, or account verification messages.\u003C\u002Fp>","","ClickASnap Data Breach (3.3 Million Reported Records)","ClickASnap Data Breach. 3.3 Million reported records were reported. Reported data: Email addresses, Names, Passwords. Review the scope, risks, and protective…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fclickasnap_com.webp",false,{"name":39,"sector":40,"country":41,"website":9,"websiteArchiveUrl":33,"websiteStatus":33,"websiteCheckedAt":21},"ClickASnap","Photo sharing and creator monetization platform","United Kingdom"]