An online platform founded by controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been breached by hackers, exposing sensitive data on close to 800,000 users.
“The Real World,” formerly known as “Hustler’s University,” founded by the self-described misogynist, offers courses on wealth creation and personal development for a monthly fee of around $50.
According to an exclusive report by The Daily Dot, hackers infiltrated The Real World and obtained approximately 794,000 usernames belonging to current and former members. The compromised data includes:
- Email addresses: A list of 324,382 unique email addresses of users who were removed for non-payment.
- Chat logs: Contents from 221 public and 395 private chat servers, revealing extensive user interactions.
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The hackers flooded the platform’s main chatroom with a series of emojis. These included a transgender flag, a feminist fist, and AI-generated images of Andrew Tate draped in a rainbow flag. The timing coincided with Tate …