"The hack transpired on February 5, an email to customers stated, and the company said it "shut down access to the affected system within hours of learning about it." The security issue stemmed from a third-party email service provider, the identity of which was not specified. In the email, Flickr said it disabled access to the affected system and removed all links to the vulnerable endpoint before notifying its email provider and demanding an investigation into the incident."
"As for the all-important 'what data was taken' question, it's the usual personally identifiable information (PII) and a few other less-expected markers. Thge message to custokers states that names, email addresses, usernames, account types, IP addresses and general locations, and Flickr activity were potentially accessed by hackers. What data is exposed, as always, depends on each given account. It won't be the same for everyone."
Flickr experienced a data breach on February 5 and disabled access to the affected system within hours. The breach originated from a third-party email service provider whose identity was not specified. Flickr removed links to the vulnerable endpoint, notified its email provider, demanded an investigation, and informed data protection authorities. Potentially accessed data included names, email addresses, usernames, account types, IP addresses, general locations, and Flickr activity, varying by account. Flickr operates in 190 countries and has about 35 million monthly contributors. The company warned users to watch for phishing and reminded that Flickr will never request passwords by email.
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