The security failure involved the exposure of 11 gigabytes of sensitive files, according to data breach monitoring service Have I Been Pwned. Compromised records include names, physical addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, password hashes, and detailed financial transaction histories. Because the platform failed to alert users to the exfiltration for several months, it may have breached multiple state and federal privacy regulations.
Law Firm Probes Paidwork Data Breach Affecting 23 Million Users
More than 23.3 million Paidwork users face potential identity theft after a massive data leak surfaced in July. The California-based microtasking platform, which suffered the breach months earlier in March, has yet to notify its customers, prompting a formal investigation by the law firm Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP.
Legal representatives are now evaluating claims for damages and demanding court-ordered improvements to the company’s internal security infrastructure. Affected individuals are being urged to monitor their accounts for signs of fraud while the firm prepares potential class action litigation against the platform.
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