The number of records in the database increased by more than 100,000 in a week.
The information research provider SL Data Services/Propertyrec exposed more than 600,000 records related to real estate ownership data and criminal records search information.
According to news reports, 644,869 PDF files, including court, vehicle, and property ownership records, were exposed as a result of an unsecured database. The records consisted of full names, phone numbers, home and email addresses, employment details, social media accounts, family members, and criminal record history.
Researcher Jeremiah Fowler, who discovered the trove, said the number of records in the database increased from more than 513,000 to nearly 665,000 within the week-long period of the misconfigured database's discovery and its eventual locking by the data broker.
Written by
Dan Raywood
Senior Editor
SC Media UK
Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.
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