A data breach involving Vroom by YouX an Australia-based Fintech company specializing in automotive financing, was discovered and reported to Website Planet by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler.
What happened:
A non-password-protected Amazon S3 database containing 27,000 records was publicly exposed. The leaked files included images of driver’s licenses, Medicaid cards, bank statements including account numbers and partial credit card numbers, employment statements, and more.
Why it matters:
Exposing this kind of sensitive financial and identification data poses serious risks, including identity theft, impersonation, financial social engineering, and other forms of fraud involving identification documents or financial information.
Read their full report here: https://www.websiteplanet.com/news/vroom-report-breach/
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Financial Records & PII Exposed in Australian Fintech Data Leak
A data breach involving Vroom by YouX an Australia-based Fintech company specializing in automotive financing, was discovered and reported to Website Planet by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler.
What happened:
A non-password-protected Amazon S3 database containing 27,000 records was publicly exposed. The leaked files included images of driver’s licenses, Medicaid cards, bank statements including account numbers and partial credit card numbers, employment statements, and more.
Why it matters:
Exposing this kind of sensitive financial and identification data poses serious risks, including identity theft, impersonation, financial social engineering, and other forms of fraud involving identification documents or financial information.
Read their full report here: https://www.websiteplanet.com/news/vroom-report-breach/
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