Neon
Disclosed Sep 25, 20251 year agoUnverified
Call-recording app selling audio to AI firms exposed users' recordings and transcripts
TechCrunch found a flaw in Neon, a viral app that paid users for call recordings to sell to AI companies, that let anyone access other users' phone numbers, call recordings and transcripts. The founder took the servers offline after being alerted.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Discovered | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Attack | Exposed data |
| Data exposed | Phone numbers, Messages, Other |
| Sector | AI · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Viral call-recording app Neon goes dark after exposing users' phone numbers, call recordings, and transcriptstechcrunch.com · News | News |
Notices filed
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2025-09-25 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: Neon, a viral app that pays users for call recordings to sell to AI companies, went offline after TechCrunch found a flaw that let any user access other users' phone numbers, call recordings and transcripts. to TechCrunch found a flaw in Neon, a viral app that paid users for call recordings to sell to AI companies, that let anyone access other users' phone numbers, call recordings and transcripts. The founder took the servers offline after being a · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: Call-recording app Neon exposed users' calls, transcripts and numbers to Call-recording app selling audio to AI firms exposed users' recordings and transcripts · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.