News has broken that 1.2 billion records were found online on an exposed, unsecure single server. While it doesn’t include sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, and Social Security numbers, it does contain profiles of hundreds of millions of people. This includes home and cell phone numbers associated social media profiles like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Github, work histories seemingly scraped from LinkedIn, almost 50 million unique phone numbers, and 622 million unique email addresses.
A dark web researcher recently found a trove of data sitting exposed and easily accessible on an unsecured server—about 1.2 billion records in all—containing profiles of hundreds of millions of people that include phone numbers and social media profiles. https://t.co/6VAfAt7SIf
— WIRED (@WIRED) November 22, 2019
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@Javvad Malik, Security Awareness Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"We need vendors, cloud providers, and system administrators to adopt a more security-conscious mindset...."
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@Javvad Malik, Security Awareness Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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@Jason Kent, Hacker in Residence, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Clearly this data has been amassed for a purpose, we can speculate on what that is...."
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@Jason Kent, Hacker in Residence, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Clearly this data has been amassed for a purpose, we can speculate on what that is...."
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@Salah Nassar, Vice President of Marketing , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The problem is the industry has not caught up to the simple fact that the perimeter has eroded...."
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@Salah Nassar, Vice President of Marketing , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The problem is the industry has not caught up to the simple fact that the perimeter has eroded...."
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@Ameesh Divatia, Co-Founder & CEO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Companies must address gaps in security due to human error and focus on more data-centric protection around the data values...."
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@Ameesh Divatia, Co-Founder & CEO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Companies must address gaps in security due to human error and focus on more data-centric protection around the data values...."
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@Sammy Migues, Principal Scientist , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"In cryptography, algorithms are meant to be public and the keys are meant to be private...."
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@Sammy Migues, Principal Scientist , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"In cryptography, algorithms are meant to be public and the keys are meant to be private...."
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@Tim Mackey, Principal Security Strategist, Synopsys CyRC (Cybersecurity Research Center), provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"If the data isn’t specific to the service being delivered (e.g. shipping address), then there is no shame in being blunt with the company...."
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@Tim Mackey, Principal Security Strategist, Synopsys CyRC (Cybersecurity Research Center), provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"If the data isn’t specific to the service being delivered (e.g. shipping address), then there is no shame in being blunt with the company...."
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@Robert Capps, VP , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Companies need to expedite the transition from credential and knowledge-based authentication...."
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@Robert Capps, VP , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Companies need to expedite the transition from credential and knowledge-based authentication...."
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@Robert Ramsden Board, VP EMEA , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"However, the data that was breached could expose individuals to identity theft, credential stuffing and phishing scams. ..."
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@Robert Ramsden Board, VP EMEA , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"However, the data that was breached could expose individuals to identity theft, credential stuffing and phishing scams. ..."
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@Saryu Nayyar, CEO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"They say the data exposed is not sensitive, but I disagree...."
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@Saryu Nayyar, CEO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"They say the data exposed is not sensitive, but I disagree...."
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@Tim Erlin, VP of Product Management and Strategy , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"We often worry about the exposure of sensitive data...."
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@Tim Erlin, VP of Product Management and Strategy , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"We often worry about the exposure of sensitive data...."
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@Dvir Babila, Head of Product Management, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Troia noted in the original blog \"all we can tell from the IP address (35.199.58.125) is that it is (or was) hosted with Google Cloud...."
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@Dvir Babila, Head of Product Management, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Troia noted in the original blog \"all we can tell from the IP address (35.199.58.125) is that it is (or was) hosted with Google Cloud...."
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@Stephan Chenette, Co-Founder and CTO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Companies must take on the responsibility of analyzing the security of their IT environments...."
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@Stephan Chenette, Co-Founder and CTO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Companies must take on the responsibility of analyzing the security of their IT environments...."
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@Robert Capps, VP , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Hackers are not able to mimic inherent user behavior online...."
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@Robert Capps, VP , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Hackers are not able to mimic inherent user behavior online...."
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@Sudhakar Ramakrishna, CEO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"A zero trust framework with orchestrated data protection mechanisms is necessary. ..."
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@Sudhakar Ramakrishna, CEO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"A zero trust framework with orchestrated data protection mechanisms is necessary. ..."
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@Deepak Patel, Security Evangelist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"ATO attacks can be devastating to users...."
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@Deepak Patel, Security Evangelist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"ATO attacks can be devastating to users...."
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@Willy Leichter, CMO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The data Genie is growing daily. ..."
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@Willy Leichter, CMO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The data Genie is growing daily. ..."
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@Mounir Hahad, Head , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It doesn’t take much in terms of configuration mistakes to grant full access to an online database. ..."
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@Mounir Hahad, Head , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It doesn’t take much in terms of configuration mistakes to grant full access to an online database. ..."
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@Paul Bischoff, Privacy Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It demonstrates the need to regulate data brokers...."
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@Paul Bischoff, Privacy Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It demonstrates the need to regulate data brokers...."
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@Colin Bastable, CEO , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Data farmers are not exactly making it hard for organized crime to run lucrative phishing, vishing and CEO attacks. ..."
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@Colin Bastable, CEO , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Data farmers are not exactly making it hard for organized crime to run lucrative phishing, vishing and CEO attacks. ..."
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@Keith Geraghty, Solutions Architect , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Social media companies should also be doing more to make users aware of privacy options and how to adjust them...."
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@Keith Geraghty, Solutions Architect , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Social media companies should also be doing more to make users aware of privacy options and how to adjust them...."
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@Sam Curry, Chief Security Officer, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"This latest exposure is like astronomy: billions and billions ceases to be personal or mean anything...."
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@Sam Curry, Chief Security Officer, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"This latest exposure is like astronomy: billions and billions ceases to be personal or mean anything...."
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