Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered and reported to WebsitePlanet a non-password protected database belonging to the Gladney Center for Adoption a Texas-based organization providing adoption and family services.
What happened:
The database containing 1,115,061 records and totaling 2.49 GB was found accessible to anyone with an internet connection. The data includes sensitive PII of children, adoptive parents, and internal employees, along with case notes, applications, decisions related to adoption cases and more.
Why it matters:
This kind of exposure raises serious privacy concerns, as the information could be exploited to run phishing scams, commit identity theft, impersonate agency staff, and more.
You can find the full report here: https://www.websiteplanet.com/news/gladney-breach-report/
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Adoption Agency Data Breach Exposed 1M+ Records
Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered and reported to WebsitePlanet a non-password protected database belonging to the Gladney Center for Adoption a Texas-based organization providing adoption and family services.
What happened:
The database containing 1,115,061 records and totaling 2.49 GB was found accessible to anyone with an internet connection. The data includes sensitive PII of children, adoptive parents, and internal employees, along with case notes, applications, decisions related to adoption cases and more.
Why it matters:
This kind of exposure raises serious privacy concerns, as the information could be exploited to run phishing scams, commit identity theft, impersonate agency staff, and more.
You can find the full report here: https://www.websiteplanet.com/news/gladney-breach-report/
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