Brazil’s Data Drama: 248,725 Exposed in CIEE Breach by Dark Web’s “888”
Cybercriminals have made Brazil’s CIEE One platform their latest victim, exposing 248,725 individuals’ personal information. The data, now on the dark web thanks to the notorious broker “888,” includes ID records and medical reports. Resecurity blames a misconfigured Google Cloud bucket for the breach. Cybercriminals target Brazil yet again!
Hot Take:
Hold onto your hats, folks! It seems like Brazil’s CIEE One platform just got a little more popular, but not in the way they’d hoped. Resecurity has uncovered a data breach, and cybercriminals are cashing in on this information faster than you can say “identity theft.” With data broker “888” making it rain stolen PII on the dark web, it’s a reminder that sometimes the cloud isn’t as fluffy as it seems. CIEE might be connecting talent to companies, but little did they know they’d also be connecting data to cybercriminals!
Key Points:
- Resecurity discovered a breach in Brazil’s CIEE One platform, exposing over 248,725 individuals’ data.
- Stolen data includes sensitive PII such as ID records, contact information, and medical reports.
- The breach was due to an exposed Google Cloud Storage bucket.
- Data broker “888” is selling the stolen data on the dark web.
- Misconfigurations in cloud services are a significant contributor to such breaches.