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Apache Misconfiguration Exposes 120 Million Brazilian CPF Numbers

Calendar Dec 13, 2018 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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The identity numbers of 120 million Brazilians have been found publicly exposed on the internet after yet another IT misconfiguration. The data relates to Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPFs): ID numbers issued by Brazil’s central bank to all citizens and tax-paying residents. The size of the leak represents data on over half the population of South America’s biggest country.

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