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VPNMentor uncovered a major data leak that puts an estimated 63 million U.S. citizens at risk. The culprit is OneMoreLead and is accused of storing users information (work locations, email addresses, and names) in an unprotected database
The good news is that cybercriminals didn’t discover the database, because if they’d, it would have been a goldmine for cybercriminal activity, including, but not limited to identity theft, financial fraud or even massive phishing operations targeting American institutions and businesses.
vpnMentor noticed the data leak on April 16th and notified OneMoreLead about the vulnerability four days later. Because they failed to keep this database secure, at least 63 million people may have been defrauded, their identities stolen, or even worse.
According to vpnMentor’s research team, “In this case, vpnMentor’s cybersecurity team discovered the database…
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