Reported by 1 outlet
Mathspace data breach exposes 1M users via Metabase flaw
Why this score
- Breadth
- 0.50 / 2.0 · 1 source
- Authority
- 1.00 / 2.0 · best outlet weight
- Severity
- 5.00 / 5.0 · CVSS + KEV signals
- Velocity
- 0.00 / 2.0 · updates in 48h
- Pickup speed
- 0.00 / 0.6 · time to second source
- Recency
- × 0.00 temporal multiplier
- Community
- + 0.00 / 1.5 · reddit signal
- Score
- 0.0 / 10 = base × recency + community
Desk analysis
Mathspace, an education platform, disclosed a data breach affecting over 1 million users. The event references a Metabase vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-72898. A follow-up social snippet mentions JPCERT/CC warnings about a broader wave of Japanese breaches since September, but does not tie the Mathspace incident to a shared flaw. Source count is low (2 sources) and peak score is 7.6.
The breach appears isolated to Mathspace and linked to a specific CVE. Confirm whether patching timelines and user notifications are complete. The broader Japanese breach wave referenced in the update lacks direct technical linkage, so treat it as contextual rather than confirmed correlation.
Timeline
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original reporting
📰 Mathspace Breach Affects 1M Users via Metabase Flaw Education platform Mathspace discloses a data breach affecting over 1 million users. A
cyber.netsecops.io · 29d ago · September 14th, 2026
📰 Mathspace Breach Affects 1M Users via Metabase Flaw Education platform Mathspace discloses a data breach affecting over 1 million users. A
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