- The security researcher finds a non -encrypted database that belongs to the Australian fashion brand
- It contains names, email addresses, telephone numbers and more than at least 3.5 million people
- Sabo warns users who are on guard
The Australian fashion brand Sabo leaked confidential data on millions of its clients by maintaining a non -encrypted and protected database of raisins on the Internet, available for anyone who knew where to look for.
Jeremiah Fowler, a safety researcher known for discovering this type of leak, found a 292 GB file, containing 3,587,960 .pdf documents that contain names, physical addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers and other personal identification information (PII) that belong to retail and corporate customers of sabo.
The number of entities whose information was leaked could be around 3.5 million, but it could also be, fifty times more.
Blocking the downstream database
“In a single PDF file, there were 50 pages of separate orders, indicating that the total number of potential customers is greater than the total number of PDF files in the database,” Fowler explained.
The information was generated through a internal document management storage system, designed to track sales and returns, as well as the corresponding national and international shipping documents.
Since the file dates vary from 2015 to 2025, it is safe to assume that part of the information is outdated and others are very relevant.
Fowler contacted Sabo with the information, and the database was blocked “in a matter of hours.” However, the company never responded to the researcher’s email, so we do not know how long the database remained open, who kept it, or if someone managed to find and exfiltrate the information before doing so.
Sabo is an Australian fashion brand, designing and selling exclusive collections of clothing, shoes, swimsuits, sleeping clothes and formal outfits. It is mainly an Australian brand, which operates in the country. However, it also sells its products online and allows world shipments.
He currently has three stores in the country and has reported an annual income of $ 18 million by 2024.
