Recently, cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered and reported to WebsitePlanet an unencrypted and non-password-protected database believed to belong to IMDataCenter, a Florida-based company offering data enhancement solutions for marketing and identity management.
What happened:
The publicly exposed database contained 10,820 records, totaling 38 GB. Most of the files were large CSV spreadsheets and PDFs containing names, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and other potentially sensitive information. File names suggested the data was used for sales and marketing purposes across several industries including insurance, healthcare, elections, and car warranties.
Why it matters:
This kind of exposure poses serious privacy risks. Data like this can be exploited for phishing scams, identity theft, financial crimes or other fraudulent activities.
You can read the full report here: https://www.websiteplanet.com/news/imdatacenter-breach-report/
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Data Center Service Exposed Exposed 38GB Of Data
Recently, cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered and reported to WebsitePlanet an unencrypted and non-password-protected database believed to belong to IMDataCenter, a Florida-based company offering data enhancement solutions for marketing and identity management.
What happened:
The publicly exposed database contained 10,820 records, totaling 38 GB. Most of the files were large CSV spreadsheets and PDFs containing names, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and other potentially sensitive information. File names suggested the data was used for sales and marketing purposes across several industries including insurance, healthcare, elections, and car warranties.
Why it matters:
This kind of exposure poses serious privacy risks. Data like this can be exploited for phishing scams, identity theft, financial crimes or other fraudulent activities.
You can read the full report here: https://www.websiteplanet.com/news/imdatacenter-breach-report/
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