YSense

ClixSense, also known as YSense, operates as an online rewards platform that allows users to earn money or rewards by completing surveys, microtasks, offers, and other online activities. The service is accessible via a website and mobile applications, targeting individuals seeking supplemental income through crowdsourced work. The platform aggregates tasks from various advertisers and research firms, presenting them to a global user base. Users accumulate earnings that can be withdrawn via payment methods such as PayPal, gift cards, or direct bank transfers. The company’s headquarters is located in the United States of America.

The platform’s user base reached at least 6.6 million accounts, as evidenced by the 2016 data breach that exposed information from that many accounts. Distinguishing attributes: The service is characterized by its focus on simple, task‑based earning opportunities and its reliance on a web‑based infrastructure that, prior to 2016, included an outdated server with direct database access. The breach compromised plaintext credentials, email addresses, physical addresses, security answers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, IP addresses, and financial transaction histories. Attackers hijacked DNS settings to redirect the site, disabled servers, and exfiltrated the database. Following the incident, the organization mandated password resets for all users and decommissioned the vulnerable infrastructure. A subset of the stolen records was publicly leaked while attackers offered the complete dataset for sale, including internal communications and proprietary source code. Structural notes: No explicit information about ownership, parent, or subsidiary relationships is provided in the source material.