Chess.com Denies Hack, Blames Scraping For Leaked User Data
Outside researchers count 7.3 million exposed profiles; Chess.com says none of it came from breached passwords or credentials.
- Researchers reported 7.3 million exposed profiles on August 14, before Chess.com replied publicly.
- Chess.com's own forum reply says it wasn't a hack, calling it scraping of public data.
- The company states no passwords or login credentials appear anywhere in the leaked set.
Why it matters: Chess.com confirmed only the least damaging part of its leak, leaving the real scale to outsiders.