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Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen OC_Formula for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com July 18 news, according to foreign media spiegel reported that Google online virus analysis platform VirusTotal serious data leakage. At the end of June, a 313 KB document appeared on the Internet, a list of 5600 names, including employees of the United States Secret Service, NSA and German intelligence.

It is worth mentioning that many people can not find the download path of VirusTotal, or even know the existence of the platform, but in the view of IT security experts, it is one of the most important and critical services against cyber attacks.

It is understood that VirusTotal is similar to a huge malware database where users can upload personal files or links to suspicious websites that they find suspicious. These submissions are compared in the databases of 70 antivirus software manufacturers to determine whether they contain suspicious program lines.

CTOnews.com learned from spiegel that the leaked data contained many confidential users, and only 20 accounts could be accessed to the US Cyber Command, including the US Department of Justice, FBI, Secret Service and NSA. The official institutions of the Netherlands and the UK are also on VirusTotal.

Except for the name and email address of the VirusTotal home page, other data such as passwords are not affected.

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