Security News > 2017 > May > US Defense Contractor left Sensitive Files on Amazon Server Without Password (The Hackers News)
2017-05-31 11:20
Sensitive files linked to the United States intelligence agency were reportedly left on a public Amazon server by one of the nation's top intelligence contractor without a password, according to a new report. UpGuard cyber risk analyst Chris Vickery discovered tens of thousands of documents from a US military project for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) left unsecured on
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