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Treesnetwork: Marijuana Website Leaks More Than 10 Million Messages from Toke-Loving Users

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 05/17/2016 - 08:49

A marijuana-enthusiast website that allows members to watch drug-related videos and movies while taking part in real-time chat was found to be leaking millions of messages from more than 44,000 users on to the open web.

The website in question, entitled TheTreesNetwork, is a niche internet community that launched in March 2015, which not only streams movies but lets users submit their own content. The website states: "Grab your favourite piece and chill with some friends while smoking and watching videos together! If this is your first time visiting, make sure to introduce yourself!"

The flaw was uncovered by MacKeeper security researcher Chris Vickery, who has become well-known for using the Shodan search engine to locate unprotected databases leaking sensitive data online.

In this instance, Vickery said that more than 10 million chat messages were leaked – bad news for...

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