Exploitation Example from Patreon Hack

Last fall’s Patreon hack made it easy for anyone with basic technical skills to spam Patreon members. I received this “marketing pitch:” $99 for promotion of my profile in what seemed like a Patreon promotional opportunity:

The funny thing is that with all of the emails from Patreon subscribers and donors now public, this “hacker” might even be actually offering to spam 4 million hacked emails for your $99.

The website link goes right to PayPal:

Patreon’s been pretty weak on public communication to their members about the hack and steps they can take to protect themselves.