Flickr discloses potential data breach exposing users’ names, emails

Photo-sharing platform Flickr is notifying users of a potential data breach after a vulnerability at a third-party email service provider exposed their real names, email addresses, IP addresses, and account activity.

Founded in 2004, Flickr is one of the world’s largest photography communities and sharing sites, hosting over 28 billion photos and videos. The company says it has 35 million monthly users and 800 million monthly page views.

Flickr did not disclose which third-party provider was involved or how many users were potentially affected by this incident. A Flickr spokesperson was not immediately available for comment when contacted by BleepingComputer earlier today for more details.

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