100K+ sensitive documents exposed in Brazilian health surveillance platform breach

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler recently discovered and reported to ExpressVPN about an unsecured database containing data belonging to Brazil’s Health Surveillance Information System, known as SISVISA.

The data exposed included, but was not limited to:

  • Over 102,000 documents (~79GB of data), representing a significant and wide-scale security vulnerability.
  • Sensitive PII, including names, CPF/CNPJ numbers, contact details, and physical addresses, with the potential to directly impact individuals’ privacy and safety.
  • Regulatory and compliance records, including inspection reports, health surveillance documentation, permit applications, and backup files, heightening the risk of institutional and legal repercussions.

You can read the details here: https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/brazil-sisvisa-data-exposed/.

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