Every data breach creates a degree of risk for those affected.
Aspire News App is just one part of that broader mission.
Trusted contacts added within the app can be alerted with or without the user’s location information.
But rare are these times.
Most often, we need days of investigation before we understand whats at stake or whos exposing the data.
Shortly after, the breach was closed.
On some days, up to 10 records were being uploaded by users.
Each of these voice recordings could haveeasily been listened to and downloaded by anyonewith the S3 buckets URL address.
This is evidenced by thehigh number of messages being uploaded on a daily basis throughout June alone.
However, by not securing these voice recordings, the developers potentially inadvertently put victims in even more danger.
Fewer victims escaping abusive relationships.
To learn about data vulnerabilities in general, read ourcomplete guide to online privacy.
They examine each weakness for any data being exposed.
Our team was able to find this S3 bucket because it was completely unsecured and unencrypted.
Whenever we find a data breach,we use expert techniques to verify the owner of the data.
As ethical hackers,were obliged to inform a company when we discover flaws in their online security.
The purpose of this web mapping project is to helpmake the internet safer for all users.
Our ethical security research team has discovered and disclosed some of the most impactful data breaches in recent years.
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[Publication date: 25th June 2020]
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