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Data-broker leak exposes 340 million personal records
Exactis might be fueled by data, but its recent blunder is a warning that any database without firewall protection is susceptible to leaks. The data aggregation company recently exposed over 300 million personal records -- statistically speaking, that's enough to cover the entire US population.
Corporate database leak exposes millions of contact details
A 52.2GB corporate database that has leaked online compromises the contact details over 33.7 million employees in the United States. The list includes government workers, most of whom are soldiers and other military personnel from the Department of Defense. According to ZDNet, the database came from business services firm Dun & Bradstreet, which sells it to marketers that send targeted email campaigns. Dun & Bradstreet denies suffering a security breach -- the company says the leaked information matches the type and format it delivers to customers. It could have come from any of its thousands of clients.
