The alleged database was said to contain scraped data, including names, phone numbers, Clubhouse ranks and Facebook profile links. Recommendations are for Clubhouse and Facebook users to remain vigilant and prepare for any cyberattacks – also to consider enabling two factor authentication.

The UK has released a first look at its proposed data protection reforms post-Brexit. The consultation document, "Data: a new direction" invites input until November 19th and provides details on plans to handle data in a pro-growth, pro-business way, that may put it at odds with GDPR. The far-reaching changes, if passed, raise questions about data transfers and flow of information between the EU and UK. Changes under consideration include requiring organizations to run a privacy management program, raising the threshold for breach reporting, and charging for or refusing data subject access requests deemed costly to a company.