Estimated reading time: 0 minutes, 24 seconds

Leaky Database Found Holding Records on 1.2 Billion People

Two security researchers have announced their discovery of an unsecured, 4-terabyte database holding information on 1.2 billion people. So reports PC Magazine.

Researcher Vinny Troia wrote in a blog post that the cache of “names, email addresses, phone numbers, LinkedIn and Facebook profile information” represented “one of the largest data leaks from a single source organization in history.”

Much of the data was apparently scraped from the open internet. The owner of the database is unknown.

Read the full article from PC Magazine.

Read 2637 times
Rate this item
(0 votes)

Visit other PMG Sites:

PMG360 is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal data we collect from our subscribers/agents/customers/exhibitors and sponsors. On May 25th, the European's GDPR policy will be enforced. Nothing is changing about your current settings or how your information is processed, however, we have made a few changes. We have updated our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy to make it easier for you to understand what information we collect, how and why we collect it.