Tag: misconfigured database
Misconfigured Amazon Bucket Exposes Personal Data of Millions of Senior Citizens
Whether it’s critical corporate data or students’ information, threat actors often misuse sensitive data obtained from security data breaches. Recently, security researchers from threat...
Another Case of Unprotected Database: 5 Bn Records from Previous Data Breaches Leaked
Unsecured databases are potential cyberthreats for organizations. Perpetrators often look for unprotected/misconfigured servers to infiltrate and compromise sensitive corporate data. A recent security research...
Battle of Galaxy Data Breach Affects 5.9 Mn Gamers
While cybercriminals are constantly trying to find security loopholes in organizational networks, accidental data leaks and database misconfigurations are an easy option for them...
36 Bn Records Exposed in Data Breaches in 2020
A survey from Risk Based Security revealed that the number of records exposed in 2020 has increased to 36 billion globally. The survey “2020...
Misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket Exposes PII of up to 350,000 SSL247 Customers
Security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar from security firm vpnMentor discovered a misconfigured AWS S3 bucket exposing sensitive files related to SSL247, a...
Data Scraped from Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Exposes 235 Mn Social Media Profiles
Security researchers discovered a misconfigured database exposing over 235 million social media profiles online. According to the security researcher Bob Diachenko, who leads cybersecurity...