The IT Nerd

A significant data exposure involving ESHYFT, a New Jersey-based health tech company, was recently uncovered by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler and reported to Website Planet.

What happened:
A non-password-protected database containing over 86,000 records totaling 108.8 GB in size was exposed. The records include personally identifiable information (PII) such as scans of identification documents like driver’s licenses and social security cards, salary details, work history and more.

Why it matters:
This exposure presents serious risks, such as identity theft, employment fraud, financial fraud, or targeted phishing campaigns. These risks could impact healthcare professionals as well as the facilities that employ them.

You can find a report on this here: https://www.websiteplanet.com/news/eshyft-report-breach/

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