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Hacktivists advocating for feminist and transgender rights have reportedly breached Andrew Tate's website, The Real World, leaking the personal details of 794,000 users to the media. The hacktivists contacted The Daily Dot directly to disclose information about the attack. According to The Daily Dot, sources linked to the hackers revealed that Tate's self-proclaimed online university, which charges a monthly subscription of approximately $50 USD, was highly insecure. The hackers disrupted one of Tate’s live-streaming sessions on the platform, flooding the chat with emojis, including the transgender pride flag and the feminist fist, alongside edited images of Tate draped in a pride flag. Andrew Tate, a controversial figure known for his anti-LGBTQ+ views and openly misogynistic remarks, saw his platform further compromised when the hacktivists extracted data from the site. This included usernames for nearly 794,000 users and 324,382 email addresses, many of which are believed to belong to former users removed for not maintaining their subscription payments. In a statement shared with The Daily Dot, the hackers claimed they exploited a vulnerability on the site to upload emojis, delete attachments, crash user clients, and temporarily ban individuals. The Real World, which predominantly targets teenage boys, features Tate's so-called 41 tenets for men. A former member described the platform as fostering a cult-like environment.