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A-LIST DIRECTORS, ACTORS, AND CELEBRITIES EXPOSED IN MAJOR FILM FESTIVAL BREACH

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Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler found an unencrypted, unsecured database linked to the Tribeca Film Festival. This database contained a backup with over 163,000 users, 15,000 film contacts, and 13,500 other contacts. It also included data on numerous celebrities from the entertainment industry, such as email addresses, names, Facebook locations, addresses, IP addresses, newsletter information, and bcrypt password hashes.