Clubhouse denies alleged data breach, experts doubt claims of 3.8 billion leaked phone numbers

Days after social audio app Clubhouse opened up the app to the general public without invites, allegations emerged on Saturday that the service had suffered a data breach and contact information including 3.8 billion numbers (that were synced with the service) was being sold on the dark web. However, after examining the claims, security experts have now stated that the claims of a data breach seem highly unlikely. Meanwhile, Clubhouse has also issued a statement denying the occurrence of the alleged breach.

Earlier on Saturday, cybersecurity researcher Marc Reuf tweeted an image of a post on the dark web claiming that a ‘secret’ database from the company was available for sale on the dark web.