[Contained][Severity: Critical][Intrusion]

Mammy Pro: an intruder hit the Mama Navi parenting site, and a message from someone claiming the attack revealed a member data leak

On August 30 someone claiming to be the attacker told the site's contact desk they had hacked it. An investigation found traces of a member data leak, and the site was shut down.

Disclosed

2020-09-01

Organizations involved

Leaked or at risk

Unknown

Downtime

Unknown

What happened

2020-08-30
Mail to the contact desk from someone who appeared to be the attacker said they had hacked Mama Navi. An outside investigator found traces of a member data leak. [1] [2]
2020-09-01
Public disclosure. The admin password was changed, the site was shut down, and the police and others were consulted. [1] [2]

Impact and response

Personal data that members registered may have leaked; no count was given. Members at risk were to be informed by letter. The company fixed the weak point but planned to reopen only on a new, safer system. [1]