Over 650 TB of Data Up For Grabs From Publicly Exposed MongoDB Database (csoonline.com)

itwbennett writes: A scan performed over the past few days by John Matherly, the creator of the Shodan search engine, has found that there are at least 35,000 publicly accessible and insecure MongoDB databases on the Internet, and their number appears to be growing. Combined they expose 684.8 terabytes of data to potential theft. Matherly originally sounded the alarm about this issue back in July, when he found nearly 30,000 unauthenticated MongoDB instances. He decided to revisit the issue after a security researcher named Chris Vickery recently found information exposed in such databases that was associated with 25 million user accounts from various apps and services, including 13 million users of the controversial OS X optimization program MacKeeper, as reported on Slashdot on Wednesday.

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Clone available here

[Sir Holo]

I've posted a clone of this data-cache on my BBS. Just make sure you have at least a 54.6 baud modem, so ensure a speedy download.*

Long-distance telephone charges may apply.

Yeah, BUT....

[JustAnotherOldGuy]

.....something something webscale.

If you're gonna leak data, go big or go home!

Gigabit fiber is arriving just in time!

[jeffb (2.718)]

Once AT&T hooks us up, I'll be able to download this volume of data in a mere two months.

Oh, wait. 1TB monthly data caps.

Okay, once AT&T hooks us up, I'll be able to download this volume of data in a mere 54 years.