Unprotected database leaks 700,000 docs from Aussie smoke alarm servicer online
Poor security policies, storage misconfigurations, and human error can lead to
the unintentional exposure of sensitive or confidential information.
Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler recently stumbled upon a
non-password-protected database that exposed over 700,000 documents from
Australia’s leading smoke alarm installation and maintenance service online.
According to Fowler’s analysis, the data included 107 GB of files and documents
from Smoke Alarm Solutions, including:
* 355,384 inv