Tag: unsecured database
Email Marketing Company Mailfire Exposes PII of Dating Site Users
An anonymous ethical hacker found an unsecured Elasticsearch server exposing private data of hundreds of thousands of users of over 70 adult dating and...
Digital Point’s Unsecured Database Exposed Records of Over 800,000 Users
An unprotected database belonging to a webmaster forum, Digital Point, exposed more than 800,000 users’ records. Security firm WebsitePlanet and security researcher Jeremiah Fowler...
Unsecured Database Exposes 5.5 Mn Records of Multiple Organizations
Inadvertent database exposure continues to be a major risk for organizations. Security professionals are concerned about their database security as employees are now working...
“Meow” is on the Prowl; A New Attack Targets Several Unsecured Databases
“Meow” seems to be on the prowl of unsecured Elasticsearch and MongoDB databases on the web. We’re not talking about cute, furry four-legged creatures....
Hacker Infiltrates 22,900 Unsecured MongoDB Databases to Demand Ransom
An unknown hacker took control of over 22,900 unsecured MongoDB databases that were left online without password protection, a number that accounts for roughly47%...
7TB of Data Leak Exposes Over 10 Bn Adult Website Records
The research team at Safety Detectives has discovered a data leak, which potentially exposed over 10 billion records of an Ireland-based adult live-streaming website...