- Netcore’s unsecured database exposed 40 billion records, including emails and bank notices.
- Researcher Jeremiah Fowler Discovered 13TB Database Open Without Password Protection
- Netcore secured the database after contact; duration of exposure unknown
More than 40 billion data records, including people’s emails, IP addresses and banking activity notices, were being leaked online.
Earlier this week, security researcher Jeremiah Fowler found a large, unencrypted database exposed online without any password protection, leaving confidential records accessible to anyone with an Internet connection. The database weighed approximately 13 terabytes and belonged to an Indian marketing company called Netcore Cloud Pvt. Limited. Limited.
Only an internal audit could confirm whether any cybercriminals accessed the database. Fowler confirmed that it was also possible that a third party was managing the database on Netcore’s behalf.
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When analyzing a sample of the information stored in this database, Fowler found a lot of sensitive, personally identifiable information, which could leave those affected at risk of identity theft or fraud.
That included banking notifications, employment-related messages, account verification emails, marketing messages, healthcare notifications, banking activity notices, mail logs (with email addresses and message subjects), partial account numbers, IP addresses, data labeled “production,” and many logs “marked as confidential.”
After identifying the owner of the database, Fowler reached out and the company shut it down the same day, thanking the researcher for the advice. He stressed that it is not known how long the database remained open, or if any malicious actor found it before him.
Netcore is a fairly large marketing organization. It provides cloud-based tools that help businesses communicate with customers through digital channels, primarily through email, SMS, WhatsApp, push notifications, and in-app messages, while tracking and optimizing those interactions using artificial intelligence and automation.
It is headquartered in Mumbai, India, but has offices around the world, including Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and elsewhere, and serves more than 6,500 customers worldwide, including big names like Flipkart, Disney Hotstar, McDonald’s and others. According to some sources, Netcore will reach $100 million in revenue and 5,000 customers in 2024.
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