TLDR InfoSec · ATTACKS & VULNERABILITIES
MISCONFIGURED FIREBASE INSTANCES LEAKED 19 MILLION PLAINTEXT PASSWORDS
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Three cybersecurity researchers found nearly 19 million plaintext passwords exposed on the internet due to misconfigured Firebase instances. They scanned over five million domains and identified 916 vulnerable websites. These instances revealed more than 125 million sensitive user records that included emails, names, passwords, phone numbers, and bank details.