Cayman Islands investment fund left entire filestore viewable by world+dog in unsecured Azure blob
Blank share certificates, passport scans, you name it Exclusive A Cayman Islands-based investment fund has exposed its entire backups to the internet after failing to properly configure a secure Microsoft Azure blob.…
Date: 2020-12-01
URL: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2020/12/01/investment_fund_data_breach/
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