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2017 Deutsche Post — dump.sql on umziehen.de exposed 200K

2017 200.0K records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Names, addresses, move dates, emails, ages

Technical writeup

Database copy left at www.umziehen.de/dump.sql during security update. Exposed: names, old/new addresses, move dates, emails, ages. Human error; closed within minutes of discovery.

Root cause

Human error; database file left on web server

References