A leaky database of SMS text messages exposed password resets and two-factor codes
▻https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/15/millions-sms-text-messages-leaked-two-factor-codes
A security lapse has exposed a massive database containing tens of millions of text messages, including password reset links, two-factor codes, shipping notifications and more. The exposed server belongs to Voxox (formerly Telcentris), a San Diego, Calif.-based communications company. The server wasn’t protected with a password, allowing anyone who knew where to look to peek in and snoop on a near-real-time stream of text messages. For Sébastien Kaul, a Berlin-based security researcher, it (...)
