Prosper Data Breach Potentially Impacts 17.6 Million Users, Investigation Continues
The data breach tracking service Have I Been Pwned has reportedly logged 17.6 million victims from the recent Prosper cyberattack. The peer-to-peer lending platform has acknowledged the incident but says its investigation into the scope and nature of the compromised data is still ongoing.
Massive Data Breach Reported at Peer-to-Peer Lender
Data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned has reportedly identified 17.6 million individuals as potential victims of a cyberattack on Prosper Marketplace, Inc. The peer-to-peer lending platform disclosed the security incident last month, but the scale reported by the external service far exceeds initial acknowledgments. According to reports, the compromised information includes email addresses and a wide array of other personal data.
