Security News > 2016 > November > 8 million GitHub profiles scraped, data found leaking online (Help Net Security)
2016-11-18 15:16
Technology recruitment site GeekedIn has scraped 8 million GitHub profiles and left the information exposed in an unsecured MongoDB database. The backup of the database was downloaded by at least one third party, and it’s likely being traded online. Troy Hunt, the security researcher who runs the Have I been Pwned? service and whose own information is in the compromised backup file, received the file, and ultimately notified GitHub of the matter. His analysis of … More →
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