← Gerdes Communications

2024 Gerdes — 14K inmates, 20 prisons, call data exposed

2024 14.0K records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Call logs, recordings, relationships

Technical writeup

Prison phone system (Prison Control Center) had no password. Lilith Wittmann accessed: phone numbers, call duration, recordings, relationships (lawyer, therapist). 20 prisons/forensic clinics. Legally privileged calls exposed.

Root cause

No authentication; unprotected API

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