Los Angeles County data breach exposes 3.2 million files containing terrifyingly sensitive data
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According to TheNextWeb, the personnel responsible for the 2-1-1 system database in Los Angeles County recently made a mistake, resulting in the disclosure of a document containing 3.2 million sensitive data – most of which included personal identification information of abuse and crisis victims’ phones. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket contains details of more than 200,000 calls from Los Angeles County’s 2-1-1 phone, which helps abuse victims and people in crisis.
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However, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket was configured for public access for an unknown period of time – until security researchers noticed. This leaked case revealed more than 33,000 social security numbers, more than 300,000 e-mail addresses and many abuse victims, the full names of alleged perpetrators and witnesses.
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