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Exposed VINs (jun 5, 2017 – jan 1, 0)

Description:

In June 2017, <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/car-thieves-everywhere-rejoice-as-unsecured-database-exposes-10-million-car-vins/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an unsecured database with more than 10 million VINs (vehicle identification numbers) was discovered by researchers</a>. Believed to be sourced from US car dealerships, the data included a raft of personal information and vehicle data along with 397k unique email addresses.

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7 Jul 2018

Date:

jun 5, 2017
jan 1, 0
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