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5.5 million files leaked affecting cybersecurity firms, insurance companies, universities and more

Posted on Aug 10, 2020
5.5 million files leaked affecting cybersecurity firms, insurance companies, universities and more

The vpnMentor cybersecurity research team, led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, have uncovered an unsecured AWS S3 bucket with over 5.5 million files and more than 343GB in size that remains unclaimed.

In this case, after a few days of research, the research team identified the possibility that the data belongs to InMotionNow, and subsequently contacted the company with their findings. Although the unsecured S3 bucket is now closed, no one from the company ever responded to their attempts to reach out, so they are unable to confirm the ownership.

InMotionNow is a project management software company started in 1999 and headquartered near Raleigh, North Carolina. They boast FDA-compliant security standards, aimed at the verticals of their target customers.

Full article on https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/93023-5-million-files-leaked-affecting-cybersecurity-firms-insurance-companies-universities-and-more

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