Data from hundreds of thousands of users on dating apps like Herpes Dating were exposed online

Sexually explicit pictures, audio recordings and private conversations shared in dating apps, such as SugarD and Herpes Dating, have been exposed online. Security researchers discovered unprotected Amazon Web Services'buckets' with over 20 million files linked to hundreds of thousands of users. Although no'personally identifiable information' was visible, experts note that a determined hacker could reveal a user through photos and other available information. It is not known if the data was accessed by anyone else, but the team says there is enough to commit fraud, extortion and viral attacks on the apps' members. Sexual explicit pictures, audio recordings and private conversations belonging to users of dating apps, such as SugarD and Herpes Dating, have been exposed online.