A security researcher said he discovered millions of Chinese citizen identity numbers spilling online after an e-commerce store left its database exposed to the internet.
Viktor Markopoulos, a security researcher working for CloudDefense.ai, said he found the database belonging to Zhefengle, a China-based e-commerce store for importing goods from overseas.
The database contained more than 3.3 million orders spanning 2015 through 2020, Markopoulos said, but had not been protected with a password.
Many of the orders also include uploaded copies of the customer’s identity card, TechCrunch has seen.
Anyone who knew the IP address of the database could access the data inside using only their web browser.
TechCrunch contacted the owners of the online store with details about the exposed database.
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A security researcher said he discovered millions of Chinese citizen identity numbers spilling online after an e-commerce store left its database exposed to the internet.
Viktor Markopoulos, a security researcher working for CloudDefense.ai, said he found the database belonging to Zhefengle, a China-based e-commerce store for importing goods from overseas.
The database contained more than 3.3 million orders spanning 2015 through 2020, Markopoulos said, but had not been protected with a password.
Many of the orders also include uploaded copies of the customer’s identity card, TechCrunch has seen.
Anyone who knew the IP address of the database could access the data inside using only their web browser.
TechCrunch contacted the owners of the online store with details about the exposed database.
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