Arrr! A data scallywag's foul-up, losin' 600,000 treasure maps! Avast, keep yer secrets closer, ye landlubbers!
2024-12-02
Arrr, me hearties! Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson be spillin’ the beans about a scallywag info service, lettin’ over 600,000 treasure maps—checks 'n property hoards—go adrift on the cyber seas! Aye, the tides o’ data be risin’!
Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round as I spin ye a tale of scallywags hoardin' precious data like it be loot from a sunken treasure! Aye, there be companies built on pilferin' personal details—criminal records, employment tales, and addresses galore! They sell this info for shiny doubloons, but when it comes to protectin' it, they be as careless as a drunken deckhand. Just this year, the infamous National Public Data let slip a staggering 2.7 billion records, and now another crew, SL Data Services, has exposed the secrets of 600,000 landlubbers!These knaves left a treasure trove of sensitive documents open to the public, with names like "First_Middle_Last_State.PDF" layin' bare the names and addresses of the unfortunate souls caught in their web. With such riches ripe for the pickin', cyber scoundrels could easily fashion scams and impersonate the victims. The worst part? Many of these poor souls don’t even know their secrets have been cast adrift on the digital seas! So, me hearties, ye best be vigilant! Keep yer own data tighter than a pirate's grip on his rum, or ye might find yerself in a right pickle!
Hark! Take heed of me warnings, and protect yerself from the dark waters of the internet! Arrr!