2018 Veeam — misconfigured MongoDB exposure reported by independent researcher
Data compromised
Marketing lead records including names, emails, and addresses described in press coverage
Technical writeup
Researchers and trade press reported a large publicly reachable MongoDB instance attributed to Veeam marketing/sales datasets; reporting described misconfiguration and remediation timelines consistent with a data exposure event.
Root cause
Internet-exposed database / misconfiguration (per researcher and press reporting)