Major data breach AGAIN. Exactis release data on 230M adult Americans

[Secure Da Bag]

A new data breach may have exposed personal information of almost every American adult

A little-known Florida company may have exposed the personal data of nearly every American adult, according to a new report.

Wired reported Wednesday that Exactis, a Palm Coast, Fla.-based marketing and data-aggregation company, had exposed a database containing almost 2 terabytes of data, containing nearly 340 million individual records, on a public server. That included records of 230 million consumers and 110 million businesses.

“It seems like this is a database with pretty much every U.S. citizen in it,” security researcher Vinny Troia, who discovered the breach earlier this month, told Wired. “I don’t know where the data is coming from, but it’s one of the most comprehensive collections I’ve ever seen,” he said.

Read: How the number of data breaches is soaring — in one chart

While the database apparently does not include credit-card numbers or Social Security numbers, it does include phone numbers, email and postal addresses as well as more than 400 personal characteristics, such as whether a person is a smoker, if they own a dog or cat, their religion and a multitude of personal interests. Even though no financial information was included, the breadth of personal data could make it possible to profile individuals or help scammers steal identities.

Troia told Wired that he was easily able to access the database on the internet, and in theory, plenty of other people could have too. He said he warned Exactis and the FBI about the vulnerability, and the data is no longer publicly accessible.

 

[Collateral]

This is pretty much our future tbh. Hackers are out smarting these huge corporations and beating them at their own game. The shyt sucks.

 

[jdubnyce]

This is just the beginning. Underground is much smarter than aboveground

 

[Idaeo]

more than 400 personal characteristics

 

[director_of_bands]

everything is in the cloud these days too..nobody safe

 

[staticshock]

as long as my card numbers and SSN arent compromised idgaf

I dont asnwer calls or emails from folks i dont know

 

[MMA]

You'd be surprised how many companies will leave 1-2 responsible for their entire security of data and use bullshyt like McAfee (which they will barely do) to handle the rest.

I love these data breaches you are paying 3-5 sometimes 10x for response, it's money season

This is pretty much our future tbh. Hackers are out smarting these huge corporations and beating them at their own game. The shyt sucks.

They aren't getting smarter, I do it for a living. I could ruin a company entire business with 1 email of information that they are leaving some idiot to handle.

 

[Don Diego]

But what they collecting this data for and why? Who behind that company

 

[EndDomination]

This is pretty much our future tbh. Hackers are out smarting these huge corporations and beating them at their own game. The shyt sucks.

Its been that way since the beginning.
In the 80s and 90s, there were middle-school and high-school kids breaking into almost every major corporation, the Department of Defense branches, etc.
They need to hire the best talent.

 

[chineebai]

Most of these data companies are just selling it to whoever like marketing companies for more targeted marketing. I wouldn't be surprised if companies like this was already selling it on the black market.

That's why Europe has gdpr and it'll come to this country .eventually.

 

[Lord_nikon]

But what they collecting this data for and why? Who behind that company

From the research I did in the past, I think they are getting that information from the ISP's, ISP's have our search habits and personal information ,,, somebody can correct me

 

[Recca Gatsby]

Time to live off the grid

 

[Collateral]

Its been that way since the beginning.
In the 80s and 90s, there were middle-school and high-school kids breaking into almost every major corporation, the Department of Defense branches, etc.
They need to hire the best talent.

Foreal though. I know my shyt is out there most definitely. I’ve been tightening up with my personal information especially on web. shyt is critical. Last thing I want is identity theft.

 

[TrebleMan]

You got cats decrypting passwords that look like )*&^(&yg132&*T&6KJjN:N<vCFX123098407)&*^%*^%#%$&uvbqsdakjfasdv

You really think your social security and credit card numbers are safe?

There's software that penetrates and slows down nuclear reactors brehs:
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-m...software-code-ever-written/answer/John-Byrd-2

shyt nevermind software, how abut the raw human element:

 

[the cac mamba]

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