Security expert Chris Vickery has identified a data breach that affected the online trading firm, AMP. The breach was caused due to a third-party IT vendor’s unsecured rsync backup device which exposed thousands of files, including credit reports, passport scans, internal emails and customer chat logs. rsync is a protocol built for Unix-like systems to back up files and to sync across internet to other hosts.
The exposed file indicate that AMP has over $50 million on the books and additionally include the private details of over 10,000 account applicants. Vickery states that over 70 GB dump with around 97,000 files were exposed to the web due to the misconfigured backup device.
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The exposed file indicate that AMP has over $50 million on the books and additionally include the private details of over 10,000 account applicants. Vickery states that over 70 GB dump with around 97,000 files were exposed to the web due to the misconfigured backup device.
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