Gab
History
Gab was founded in August 2016 by Andrew Torba.1)
Data Breach
- 70GB of gab posts, profiles, hashed passwords and DMs 2)
Other Security Concerns
- The site had numerous security issues over the years, including leaking IPs through link previews, and keeping payment data on their servers. screenshot 3)
- Gab's CTO threatened using back-end data to build profiles of users considered “subversives” 4)
External links
1)
Gab - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding. Crunchbase. Retrieved April 8, 2023, from https://crunchbase.com/organization/gab-online