A large database containing millions of US citizens' personally identifiable information and dental appointment records was found unsecured online by Cybernews researchers.
The database, with around 2.7 million patient profiles and 8.8 million appointment records, included names, dates of birth, emails, postal addresses, phone numbers, gender information, and more.
Clues suggest the database may have belonged to Gargle, a digital marketing company specializing in dental marketing, but it is unclear if they directly managed the data.
Security researchers emphasize the importance of securing databases, as unsecured databases remain a common cause of data leaks.