A recent rise in data breaches from illegal Chinese OTT platforms exposes that user information, including names and financial details, is vulnerable to exploitation by criminals. The leaked information can be used for phishing attacks, financial fraud, and even harassment, as these illegal OTT services often operate under the radar. This makes it difficult to hold them accountable and further increases the risk of user data exposure. Illegal Chinese OTT services are leaking user data through vulnerabilities in HFS (HTTP File Server) used for file sharing.
Source: GBHackers