Chess.com Leak Exposes 7.3 Million Users – Evidence Points to Scraping
Summary
Chess.com reportedly leaked 7.3 million user records via scraping rather than a server breach. The data appears to include emails, names, countries, and subscription details, plus internal marketing segments, with passwords not exposed. The piece emphasizes phishing risk and credential reuse as the main user threat and discusses how this incident echoes a 2023 scrape.