Andrew Tate Hack: Online course data breach

An online course founded by far-right influencer Andrew Tate was breached by hackers, revealing the email addresses of around 325,000 users.

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The self-described online university, known as The Real World, offers users “advanced training and mentoring” for about $50 a month. Formerly known as Hustler’s University, the platform focuses on topics such as health and fitness, financial investments and e-commerce businesses.

“Making money is a skill,” the website states. “We will teach you how to master it.”

On Thursday, the hackers made their actions public by flooding the track’s main chat room with emojis they uploaded while Tate was streaming an episode of his show “Emergency Meeting” on the Rumble.

The emojis included a transgender flag, a feminist fist, an AI-generated image of Tate draped in a rainbow flag, another where his buttocks are enlarged, and the cat character used in “boy kisses” meme.

The Daily Dot was provided with approximately 794,000 usernames for what are believed to be the site’s current and former members, as well as the content of the platform’s 221 public and 395 private chat servers. A list of 324,382 unique email addresses that appear to belong to users removed for non-payment was also released.

In a statement about the breach, the hackers claimed that after gaining access to the data, they were able to exploit a vulnerability “to upload emojis, delete attachments, crash everyone’s clients and temporarily ban people” from the platform.

The Real World claims that it currently has over 113,000 active users. If accurate, the site will generate at least upwards of $5,650,000 every month.

A source with knowledge of the breach told the Daily Dot that “hacktivism” was cited as a motive and that the platform’s security was described as “hilariously insecure.”

Analysis of the chat logs by the Daily Dot shows everything from inspirational quotes and progress updates to complaints about the “LGBTQ agenda.”

“Maybe it’s just the MSM, but I’m starting to fear for my own safety and the future of the United States,” wrote one user after the first assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. “Shootings every day, the LGBTQ agenda, the matrix, I live in a very good area with a very good home life, but I’m sick of all the garbage that happens here.”

Tate, a 37-year-old former reality TV star and kickboxer, is best known as a leading figure in the “manosphere.” The manosphere is described as a series of websites, blogs and forums that primarily promote masculinity, although critics claim that a significant portion of the content is toxic in nature.

Tate earlier described himself as a misogynist and is known for his derogatory attitudes towards women. Tate, who is a dual US-UK citizen, is currently awaiting trial on human trafficking charges in Romania.

In total, Tate faces five legal investigations, originating in Romania and the UK. Tate has denied the allegations.

The email addresses from the dump were provided by the hackers to HaveIBeenPwned, a service that alerts users when their credentials are leaked. These e-mail addresses as well as chat data were also handed over to the journalist collective DDoSecretswhich hosts hacked and leaked data in the public interest.

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