An application programming interface (API) error on the popular Kickstarter crowdfunding website exposed the plans and descriptions of more than 70,000 yet-to-be launched projects. Kickstarter said that no account or financial data of any kind was made accessible by the exposure. The company apologized in their statement, calling the bug completely unacceptable The bug was initially introduced during a site upgrade on April 24. It remained live until it was discovered and fixed at 1:42 PM Friday, May 11.
Source: https://threatpost.com/kickstarter-data-breach-publishes-70000-startup-ideas-051512/76565/