[…] Cybersecurity researchers have confirmed they discovered a massive “treasure trove” of unsecured data, with information on individuals from 26 countries, including, at the top of the list, the U.S., which appears to be linked to an AI-powered identity verification service. Totalling almost a terabyte of data and 1 billion records, the exposed information included national IDs, full names, addresses, phone numbers, and email.
Just when you think things couldn’t get any worse, those same researchers have now disclosed yet another AI-related data leak. This time impacting users of an Android app that deploys AI to provide “cinematic makeovers” for selfies. While not in quite the same league as the first, that will be cold comfort if your photos and videos were among the 2 million left exposed.
Unsecured AI Service Know Your Customer Data Exposed In 1 Billion Record Leak
There is a danger, given the sheer number of published reports concerning data leaks, including, most recently, 48 million Gmail passwords and usernames, as part of a 149 million records exposed database event, that we become used to such incidents and shrug them off. When an exposed database contains 1 billion records, with 203 million of them impacting the U.S., questions need to be asked and notice taken. The Cybernews research team has confirmed that the databases, a collection of them within a single exposed MongoDB instance, were discovered on November 11, and the company concerned, which they said was an AI-powered digital identity verification provider called IDMerit, was contacted on November 12. The leak was plugged by the company the same day.
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Source: New AI Data Leaks—More Than 1 Billion IDs And Photos Exposed
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