IDMerit data breach: 1 billion records of personal data exposed in KYC data leak
cybernews.com
A massive global data leak linked to IDMerit has exposed 1 billion personal records, including national IDs and emails, across the US, Europe, and Asia.
  • Full names
  • Addresses
  • Post codes
  • Dates of birth
  • National IDs
  • Phone numbers *Genders
  • Email addresses
  • Telco metadata
  • Breach status and social profile annotations

Good luck everyone.

  • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auEnglish
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    4 months ago

    It is misleading to say it was leaked because there’s no evidence that anyone saw it.

    If no ones data was stolen, was there a leak?

    It was unsecured, but it was not leaked unless someone accessed it. To try and pretend that there’s no difference is pure idiocy.

    • sys110x@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      4 months ago

      If your house plumbing is leaking, its not a leak to you unless you see it? How do you know it hasn’t been accessed?

      Thankfully we don’t need to rely on your definition of a data leak: https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/data-leak

      A data leak happens when an internal party or source exposes sensitive data, usually unintentionally or by accident.

      This is sensitive data that’s accidentally been exposed on the internet. That is a leak. You are misinformed on what a data leak is.