A researcher discovered a data cache from the fbi's terrorist screening center left online without a password or authentication requirement. The leak was first brought to light back in july by cybersecurity researcher bob diachenko, who later filed a report with the department of homeland security. Fbi terrorist watchlist containing 1.9m records posted online the list contains the personal details of people suspected of terrorism.
FBI Searched Data of Millions of Americans Without Warrants - Bloomberg
The list was left accessible on an elasticsearch cluster that had no password on it.
A security researcher claims to have discovered an unprotected elasticsearch database containing 1.9 million records related to what appeared to be a terrorist watchlist of the united states government.
The list was left online without a password or any other authentication to secure it It contained 1.9 million records, including full name, tsc watchlist id, citizenship, gender, date of birth, passport number and more. The fbi has asked local police to submit the names of people tied to drug cartels and gangs to the u.s Government's terrorist watch list created after 9/11, which could land more americans on the.
In a major threat to the integrity of the united states' security, the fbi's secret watchlist, containing the names of some 1.9 million suspected terrorists, has been leaked
