The details of more than 390 million VKontakte (VK) users have been leaked
online, including full names, country of origin and even profile picture,
according to an analysis by Hackread.
online, including full names, country of origin and even profile picture,
according to an analysis by Hackread.
VK is a social media platform similar to Facebook that’s very popular in Russia
and other countries in the region. It’s founded by Pavel Durov, who founded
Telegram.
Social media scrapping is fairly common, and it’s one of the reasons why it’s a
good idea to not keep your profile public. While initial reports