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Another unprotected server leaking personal data of millions of Ecuadorian citizens uncovered by researchers

25 September 2019 • 2 min read

Latest Ecuadorian data breach attributed to company called DataBook using the data on a an unsecured server

Security researchers have discovered yet another unsecured server exposing sensitive data on Ecuadorian citizens. According to Bloomberg, the server is located in Germany and is being used by an...

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