8Twelve Financial Technologies, a mortgage broker based in Toronto, had a database exposed to the public that contained the personal information of more than half a million individuals. Website Planet, a cybersecurity research team, identified the server and sent a responsible disclosure notice to the company. 8Twelve responded quickly and restricted public access within hours of the discovery. The database contained 717,814 records of Canadian residents, including their names, emails, phone numbers, physical addresses, and financial information. It also included employee names, email addresses, and internal notes about the prospective loan or customer. A misconfigured database can be a major security risk, as it can lead to data breaches and other issues. To prevent this, businesses must ensure their databases are properly configured and regularly monitored with the latest security protocols. 8Twelve was fortunate that Website Planet was able to alert them to the issue and they were able to take swift action to protect their customers' data.
This Cyber News was published on www.hackread.com. Publication date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 22:25:02 +0000