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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet the latest tech news &amp; scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.The personal data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users has been posted online on a popular hacker forum, according to a Saturday report from The scraped data of Clubhouse users includes names, social media profile names, and other details.Clubhouse did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment that was made on Saturday. As Cyber News reported, the exposed data could enable bad actors to target users through phishing schemes or identity theft.Clubhouse on Sunday pushed back on the Cyber News report, posting on Twitter: "Clubhouse has not been breached or hacked," it said. "The data referred to is all public profile information from our app, which anyone can access via the app or our API (application programming interface)."—Clubhouse (@joinClubhouse) &nbsp; and has grown into a popular platform and attracted millions of users. Its audio community allows users to tune into conversations, or "rooms," about various topics. The company is reportedly in talks for a funding round that values the company at $4 billion.The development comes after two high-profile instances of data being posted online surfaced within the past week.The same publication reported on Tuesday that and listed for sale online. A LinkedIn spokesperson confirmed to Insider on Thursday that there is indeed a dataset posted of public information that was scraped from its platform. A hacker is attempting to sell the data for a four-digit sum and potentially in the form of bitcoin.Paul Prudhomme, an analyst at security intelligence company IntSights, told Insider that the exposed data is significant because bad actors could use it to attack companies through their employees' information.Days before reports surfaced of the LinkedIn and Clubhouse data leaks, of 533 million Facebook users were posted in a forum.Security researchers told Insider that hackers could use the exposed data to impersonate them or scam them into revealing sensitive login information.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Subscribe to push notificationsAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingIt indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet the latest tech news &amp; scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.The personal data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users has been posted online on a popular hacker forum, according to a Saturday report from The scraped data of Clubhouse users includes names, social media profile names, and other details.Clubhouse did not immediately respond to Insider's request for...

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