A total of 1,279,437 records from law enforcement agencies, including police employee records, were left exposed in a massive data breach, according to a report published by cybersecurity research firm VPNMentor on Tuesday. CDNDigital
The breach was of an unprotected database containing 817.54 gigabytes of both applicant and employee records under multiple state agencies, including the Philippine National Police , National Bureau of Investigation , Bureau of Internal Revenue , Special Action Force Operations Management Division, and Civil Service Commission.
Fowler reported that these government documents were stored in an unsecured, non-password-protected database “readily accessible to individuals with an internet connection” and left vulnerable to potential cyberattacks or encryption via ransomware. While Fowler recorded no current indication of such attacks, he emphasized that law enforcement officers are endangered when their personal documents are left in the open.
“The availability of government records in an unsecured database raises concerns about potential national security issues. The exposed records could also potentially allow criminals to target members of law enforcement for blackmail or other schemes,” he added.
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