Australia's car loan marketplace Vroom by YouX experienced a security breach in which 27,000 driver's licenses, Medicare cards, and partial credit card information were made public.
The breach involved a non-password-protected Amazon S3 database that contained personal information such as bank statements, employment data, and Medicaid cards.
The exposed data poses risks of identity theft and fraud, and cybercriminals could potentially use the information for phishing scams or creating fake accounts.
To prevent similar incidents, cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler suggests implementing data minimization policies, active monitoring, and anomaly detection systems.