A research conducted by NordVPN’s NordPass password manager reveals more than nine thousand unsecured databases across 20 countries can be attacked effortlessly.
According to NordPass password manager’s research, a total of 9,517 unsecured databases ensuing more than ten billion (10,463,315,645) records have been exposed online for public access without any security authentication.
These databases contain details such as email, names, passwords, and phone numbers, reveals the report shared by NordPass with Hackread.com.
1: 3794 unsecured databases are from China
The research mentions that the unsecured databases span across twenty countries with China topping the list with 3794 exposed entries. This is in fact distressing as this insinuates a whopping 2.6 billion users are vulnerable to data and privacy breach.
2: 3000 unsecured databases are from the US
The second on the list is the United States with almost 3000 unprotected databases and more than 2 billion entries exposed.
3: 520 unsecured databases are from India
India is next on the list with 520 unsecured databases with almost five million entries. Other countries in the top ten include Germany, Singapore, France, South Africa, The Netherlands, Russia, and the United Kingdom.
Full list of top 20 countries with most unsecured databases:
Although some of the data might be redundant or only be used for testing purposes, much of it can be exploited, noted the company.
Furthermore, identifying unsecured databases isn’t a big deal as it seems. With only a few taps, search engines like Shodan or Censys can constantly scan the internet and op ..
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