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Top US dental firm spills over 8 million user files online

  • 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.

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